Measles cases continue to climb in Canterbury, albeit slowly. A Canterbury District Health Board spokesman said on Tuesday that one more case had been confirmed since last Thursday, taking the total number of cases since the outbreak began to 35. READ MORE:* Canterbury health authorities ask sick, unvaccinated not to attend large gatherings* 'People have forgotten' - past measles epidemics killed, hospitalised hundreds* Canterbury measles outbreak: Unimmunised cases new priorityPink said on Tuesday measles was continuing to spread in Canterbury. SUPPLIED The number of confirmed cases of measles in Canterbury is still rising, slowly. Pink said health authorities would only be able to declare the outbreak over when measles stopped spreading in the community.

Source: Stuff March 26, 2019 00:03 UTC