Ontario measles cases up by 140 this week, province’s top doctor says [Video]

Measles cases in Ontario have increased by 140 this week, for a total of 1,383 cases, the province’s top doctor said. 

A total of 98 people have been hospitalized, said Dr. Kieran Moore, the province’s chief medical officer of health. That’s an increase of 14 people compared to numbers released last week by Public Health Ontario.  

The majority of measles cases are in southwest Ontario in farming and rural communities, Moore said. Local health units have been translating materials to Low German, which is primarily spoken among these communities, to inform people about measles symptoms and the benefits of being vaccinated.

“Given the numbers in these communities that are unvaccinated and we’re dealing with measles, the most infectious virus that we know of, it will be very difficult to control,” he said in an interview with Radio-Canada on Tuesday. 

“I’m happy that they’re able to keep the numbers down to …