SAMOA MEASLES UPDATE: Death toll rises to 44 — 2 more babies die

Apia, SAMOA — The death toll from the measles epidemic in Samoa has climbed to 44.

Five more deaths, including two of babies less than a year old, have been recorded in the past 24 hours.

The Samoan government says a further 208 cases have been reported in the past day bringing the total number of people infected to 3357.

A mass vaccination campaign is underway with dozens of New Zealand and Australian nurses in Samoa to assist.

Health authorities have been urging the country's parents to immunize their children, with more than 54,000 people having been vaccinated so far.

Age group

Measles cases last 24 hours

Total measles cases

Total measles-related deaths

0-5 months

12

238

7

6-11 months

24

415

13

01-4 years

62

1046

20

05-9 years

21

321

0

10-14 years

6

102

1

15-19 years

23

348

2

20-29 years

43

518

0

30-39 years

11

210

1

40-49 years

4

94

0

50+ years

1

14

0

missing age

1

51

0

Total

208

3357

44

* Table subject to update as new data becomes available

TULAGA UA IAI LE PIPISI OLE FA’AMA’I OLE MISELA

Ua faamaonia mai i fa’amaumauga a le Soifua o Maloloina e 3,357 gasegse ua a’afia i auga ole misela e oo mai ile aso 28 Novema, 2019. Mai lea fuainumera e 208 i latou na fa’amauina i totonu ole 24 itula.

Ua fa’amauina e 189 ni gasegase ua a’afia ile misela olo’o taofia i totonu o maota gasegase eseese i totonu ole atunuu e aofia ai ma le 160 olo’o taofia ile falemai a le Tupua Tamasese Meaole i Moto’otua (TTMH), 3 i Poutasi, 3 ile falemai fa’aitumalo a Lalomanu, 19 ile falemai fa’aitumalo a Leulumoega, 2 olo’o ile falemai a Malietoa Tanumafili II (MTIIH) ma le 2 o loo i le falemai faaitumalo a Safotu. O lenei fuainumera e aofia ai fanau laiti e 21 ma tinā ma’i to e to’a 3 olo’o taofia ile Potu Tigaina (ICU) ile falema’i i Moto’otua.

Mo le silafia, e 957 i latou na taofia talu mai le amataga ole pipisi ole fa’ama’i o le misela. E o’o mai ile taimi nei, e 727 i latou ua togafitia ma te’a i tua.

Ua fa’amauina e 44 i latou ua maliliu ona o a’afiaga ole misela.