Number of measles cases in Ontario surpasses 1,000

Ontario has reported 95 new measles cases since last week, bringing the total number of infections since October to 1,020.

Many of the new cases continue to be concentrated in southwestern Ontario.

On Thursday, Grand Erie Public Health advised community members of another exposure location at Valley Heights Secondary School.

People who visited that location on April 15 from 6 – 10 p.m. may be at risk of infection.

Grand Erie Public Health is currently reporting 137 measles cases, with only two of those being new.

Meanwhile, Niagara public health has reported 10 cases, with no new infections since the last report.

There has only been one known case of measles in Hamilton.

According to public health, three quarters of the cases across the province have been in infants, children and teens.

As the infection continues to spread through unvaccinated populations, Quebec, Alberta, Manitoba, Saskatchewan and British Columbia are also beginning to report cases.

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