Measles toll hits 136 as cases continue to rise – DoHhome/News/Top Stories/Measles toll hits 136 as cases continue to rise – DoHTWO weeks since the Department of Health (DoH) declared a measles outbreak, the agency has reported 136 deaths and over 8,000 cases of the disease, and the figures continue to rise. Data from the DoH epidemiology bureau showed that from January 1 to February 16, there were 178 laboratory-confirmed measles, 111 epidemiology-linked confirmed measles, 4,436 “measles compatible” cases, and 3,718 cases with pending status. The total was well over the 2,393 cases and 23 deaths reported in the same period in 2018. The top five regions with the highest number of measles cases were Calabarzon (Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal and Quezon) with 1,875 cases; Metro Manila, 1,831; Central Luzon, 1,338; Northern Mindanao, 490; and Western Visayas, 484. Other regions in Luzon recorded 804 measles cases, in the Visayas, 632; and in Mindanao, 979.

Source: Manila Times February 18, 2019 16:07 UTC