Measles death toll rises to 20 : Ua 20 i latou ua faamaonia mai ua maliliu i le misela [Update #6]

Ofisa Tutotonu mo le Faafoeina o Faalavelave Matuia ma Faafuasei (PEPA O FAAMATALAGA #6) Novema 22, 2019

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

 Ua fa’amaonia mai i faámaumauga a le Matagaluega o Soifua Maloloina e 1,644 gasegase ua aafia i auga ole misela e oo mai ile aso 22 Novema, 2019.  Mai lea fuainumera, e 202 i latou na faámauina i totonu ole 24 itula.

 Ua fa’amauina e 20 i latou ua maliliu ona o aafiaga mai le misela.

Ole toatele ole mamalu ole atunuu oi latou ua aafia (89%) olo’o aumau i Upolu. Mai nei fa’amaumauga ua maitauina ai foi le maoa’e ole pipisi ole fa’ama’i i itumalo o Vaimauga i Sisifo ma Faleata i Sisifo (92%) ole fanau oloo aafia ile misela e nonofo i totonu o nei itumalo, faátasi ai ma le 11 o tamaiti olo’o tigaina i a’afiaga ole misela o lo’o i totonu ole Potu Tigaina (ICU) i le falemai i Motootua.

E 147 gasegase o lo’o taofia nei i falemai eseese i totonu ole atunuu e aofia ai ma le 120 o lo’o taofia i le falemai a le Tupua Tamasese Meaole i Moto’otua, 1 olo’o ile falema’i a Malietoa Tanumafili II, 2 o lo’o taofia ile falemai fa’aitumalo a Sataua, 1 i Foailalo ma le 23 o lo’o taofia i le falema’i a Leulumoega.

Faámaumauga Faáfuainumera:

*E aofia ai ma le 122 gasegase na fa’amaonia mai i fa’amaumauga a le fale su’esu’e

E 628 i latou ua faamauina sa taofia i le falemai, talu mai le amataga o le pepesi o le faamai o le misela.

Mo nisi faamatalga faafesootai mai le Ofisa Tutotonu mo Faalavelave Matuia, (National Emergency Operation Center) ile telefoni 997 po’o le 911

NATIONAL EMERGENCY OPERATION CENTRE: (PRESS RELEASE 6) November 22, 2019

 UPDATE ON THE MEASLES OUTBREAK

 The Ministry of Health confirms a total of 1,644 measles cases have been reported to the Disease Surveillance Team, since the outbreak started.  There were 202 recorded in the last 24 hours.

To date, 20 measles related deaths have been recorded, with one fatality in the past 24 hours.

Approximately 89% of measles cases are in Upolu, and notably concentrated in the Vaimauga West and Faleata West. 92% of current measles admissions are children, including 11 critically ill children in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU).

There are currently 147 measles cases who are in-patients at all health facilities.  Of this, 120 are at the Tupua Tamasese Meaole Hospital (TTMH), 1 at the Malietoa Tanumafili II Hospital (MTIIH), 2 at Sataua District Hospital, 1 at Foailalo District Hospital and 23 at the Leulumoega Rural District Hospital.

A breakdown of the statistics is as follows:

*Includes 122 laboratory confirmed measles cases; routine measles testing is no longer recommended.

The total number of measles admissions recorded for the outbreak to date is 628.

NEOC continues to be the focal point for all information with strong collaboration and advice from MOH on all other efforts for the duration of the Emergency Period.

Please direct all enquiries to the National Emergency Operation Center (NEOC) on telephone number 997, and 911 for Emergencies.

Source : Government of Samoa/ Press Secretary

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