9 Dec 2019

Samoa measles death toll reaches 70

From Checkpoint, 5:41 pm on 9 December 2019

The death toll from Samoa's measles epidemic has reached 70, with two deaths recorded in the past 24 hours.

It's the 13th day in a row the toll has risen and the total number of cases since October is nearly 4,700.

Measles has also been confirmed in American Samoa, and other Pacific countries are on alert.

Mackenzie Smith reports.