Ontario reports 89 new measles cases, bringing provincial count to 661

Hannah Alberga · The Canadian Press

· Posted: Apr 03, 2025 1:02 PM EDT | Last Updated: 1 hr ago

Ontario is reporting 89 caller measles cases implicit the past week, bringing the province's lawsuit number to 661 since an outbreak began successful the fall.

That's compared to conscionable implicit 100 caller cases past week and 120 the week before.

Public Health Ontario says determination are 52 hospitalizations — 10 much than past week — including 3 successful intensive care.

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It besides says measles cases inactive predominantly impact unvaccinated children successful Ontario's southwestern nationalist wellness unit, which accounts for astir 45 per cent of the province's cases.

Last week, Ontario's main aesculapian serviceman of wellness told The Canadian Press that the measles outbreak is apt to proceed into the summer, but a unchangeable complaint of caller cases is simply a hopeful motion that it volition not worsen.

Measles is 1 of the astir contagious diseases successful the world. The World Health Organization says the microorganism tin stay progressive successful the aerial oregon connected infected surfaces for up to 2 hours.

It usually begins with a fever, cough, runny chemoreceptor and reddish watery eyes, followed by a reddish blotchy rash that starts connected the look and spreads to the assemblage and limbs. The microorganism tin pb to pneumonia, inflammation of the encephalon and death.