death toll rises
Apia, SAMOA — Two more children have died in Samoa's measles epidemic, bringing the toll to 75.
Both fatalities were under five years old - that age group makes up almost all of the dead.
According to the latest update, 5331 measles cases have been reported in total with 64 cases in the past 24...
Apia, SAMOA — Another baby has died from measles in Samoa, taking the death toll from the outbreak to 73 people.
Ferolini Mala, a one-year-old baby girl, died on Sunday at the Tupua Tamasese Meaole hospital in Apia, the 73rd victim of the epidemic in Samoa.
To date, 5267 measles cases have been...
Apia, SAMOA — Another person has died from measles in Samoa, taking the death toll from the outbreak to 71.
Samoa's Ministry of Health said the death occured within the last 24 hours.
During that time 83 more cases of measles were recorded, taking the total number for the outbreak to 4898.
The...
Apia, SAMOA — Local media in Samoa is reporting there have now been 16 deaths, 15 of which are children, as the nation's measles crisis continues to cause a state of emergency.
The number is up from 11 reported the day before.
1 NEWS Pacific correspondent Barbara Dreaver told TVNZ1’s Breakfast...