Manila, Aug. 25 -- A measles outbreak reported in a barangay in Mati City, Davao Oriental left two one-year old kids dead, the city information office said Saturday.
In a statement from the Mati City information Office (CIO), Purok Gemelina in Barangay Don Salvador Lopez recorded 24 measles cases which infected individuals wherein two kids did not survive.
A report from the City Health Office (CHO) showed that the measles infection reportedly started on the fourth week of July and of the 24 infected, only two were admitted at the hospital.
The CHO stated in their report that there are about 5,000 individuals living in the said barangay. About 483 are residing in Purok Gemelina where about 78 of the residents belong to a religious group w...