Amata faaitiitia faitauga o e ua maua i āuga ole misela; 72 maliliu; Update #26

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12 December 2019 : There has been 1 measles-related death recorded in the latest update no.26 ; within the last 24 hours, bringinging the death toll to 72. Although the number of new cases with measles-related symptoms within the last 24 hours has dropped to 75, in comparison to the 83 new cases recorded yesterday; there’s reasons to believe that Samoa is still not out of the ‘red zone’ yet.

12 Tesema 2019 : E maualuga lagona ole faafetai fai a’e, le viiga ma le faaneetaga i lo tatou Tapa’au Sili ile lagi, le Foma’i o fomai e pei ona iai le aso Lua o lenei vaiaso lea na faamauina ai le leai o se isi soifua ua amia ona o aafiaga o le misela.

E ui e toatasi se soifua oloo ua faamauina ua amia ile aso ananafi le aso Lulu lea, faatasi ai ma le isi to’atasi i totonu ole 24 itula talu ai, ma maua ai le aofaiga fou e 72 i latou o e ua maliliu ona o aafiaga o le misela, e tusa ai o faamaumauga tuuina mai ile Pepa o Faamatalaga lona 26 na maua mai ile asō 12 Tesema 2019.

E le gata i lea ua maitauina le pau i lalo ole faitauga fou o e ua maua ai auga o le misela, ile 83 le faitauga na tuu mai i faamaumauga o le aso Lulu 11 Tesema 2019, ma le 75 e pei ona iai le faitauga o le asō, 12 Tesema 2019, pe a faatusatusa ile 87 e pei ona iai ile aso Lua 12 Tesema 2019.

[O le atoaga lea o le Pepa o Faamatalaga lona 26, ile gagana Samoa & faa-Peretania]

OFISA TUTOTONU MO LE FAAFOEINA O FAALAVELAVE MATUIA MA FAAFUASEI (PEPA O FAAMATALAGA #26) Tesema 12, 2019

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

Ua faamaonia mai i fa’amaumauga a le Soifua o Maloloina e 4,995 gasegase ua a’afia i auga ole misela talu mai le amataga o le pepesi o le fa’ama’i i le atunuu. Mai lea fuainumera e 75 i latou na fa’amauina i totonu ole 24 itula.

Ua fa’amauina e 176 ni gasegase ua a’afia ile misela olo’o taofia i totonu o maota gasegase eseese i totonu ole atunuu e aofia ai ma le 140 olo’o taofia ile falemai a le Tupua Tamasese Meaole i Moto’otua (TTMH), 3 i Poutasi, 2 i Lalomanu, 19 ile falemai fa’aitumalo a Leulumoega, 5 olo’o ile falemai a Malietoa Tanumafili II (MTIIH) 4 i Foailalo 1 Sataua ma le 2 i le falema’i faaitumalo Safotu. O lenei fuainumera e aofia ai fanau laiti e 17 ma tinā ma’i to e 3 olo’o taofia ile Potu Tigaina (ICU) ile falema’i i Moto’otua.

Mo le silafia, e 1,579 i latou na taofia talu mai le amataga ole pipisi ole fa’ama’i o le misela. E o’o mai ile taimi nei, e 1,331 (84%) i latou ua togafitia ma te’a i tua.

Ua fa’amauina e 72 i latou ua maliliu ona o a’afiaga ole misela

TULAGA UA O’O IAI LE TUI PUIPUI:

E 93% le aofaiga o i latou ua faatinoina o latou tui puipui o le misela e oo mai i le Aso 11 o Tesema 2019, mo Upolu ma Savaii.

Mo nisi fa’amatalaga fa’afeso’ota’i mai le Ofisa Tutotonu mo Fa’alavelave Matuia, (National Emergency Operation Center) ile telefonni 997 po’o le 911.

NATIONAL EMERGENCY OPERATION CENTRE: (PRESS RELEASE 26) December 12, 2019

UPDATE ON THE MEASLES OUTBREAK

The Ministry of Health confirms a total of 4,995 measles cases have been reported to the Disease Surveillance Team, since the outbreak started. There were 75 recorded in the last 24 hours.

There are currently 176 measles cases who are in-patients at all health facilities. Of this, 140 are at the Tupua Tamasese Meaole Hospital (TTMH), 3 at Poutasi District Hospital, 2 at Lalomanu DH, 19 at the Leulumoega Rural District Hospital, 5 at the Malietoa Tanumafili II Hospital (MTIIH) 4 at Foailalo DH, 1 Sataua DH and 2 at Safotu District Hospital. Admissions include 17 critically ill children in ICU/HDU and 3 pregnant women at TTMH.

The total number of measles cases admitted to all hospitals recorded for the outbreak to date is 1,579. Of that, 1,331 (84%) patients have been discharged. Recovery rate remains the same since the last update.

To date, 72 measles related deaths have been recorded, with 1 fatality in the last 24 hours.

VACCINATION UPDATE:
As of December 11th, 2019, approximately 93% of all eligible people in Samoa have been vaccinated against measles.

NEOC continues to be the focal point providing collaboration and operational coordination amongst all stakeholders, with advice and technical guidance from MOH 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.

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