Updated On: 04 April, 2023 07:38 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Measles is a highly infectious virus originating in the nose and throat of an infected child or adult but it is almost entirely preventable through vaccination. However, it requires 95 per cent vaccine coverage to prevent outbreaks among populations

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The number of measles cases in Mumbai have gone up to 155 this year so far, Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation said on Tuesday. The city has reported four deaths due to the infection so far.
Last year the city had recorded 577 cases of measles infection against 9 in 2021. While in 2020 the city had recorded 25 cases of measles infection.