MANILA, Philippines (Updated 4:41 p.m.) — Health Secretary Francisco Duque III confirmed that there is a measles outbreak in Metro Manila following the rise in the number of cases in the previous month. Cases of measles have increased by about 550 percent from January 1 to February 6, according to a report from ABS-CBN News. There have been 55 deaths from measles recorded at San Lazaro Hospital in Manila, most of them children aged three months to four years old. Central Visayas also recorded the highest increase in the number of measles cases with 2,550 percent. In December last year, the DOH confirmed that cases of measles grew from 3,804 in 2017 to 18,000 in 2018.

Source: Philippine Star February 06, 2019 08:15 UTC