Overview
- UKHSA data covering January 1 to April 27 reports 477 laboratory-confirmed measles cases, with 101 more confirmed in the four weeks since March 30.
- Children aged 10 and under make up about two-thirds of cases, and officials say no deaths have been reported this year.
- London accounts for 58% of infections, with 98 cases in Enfield and notable clusters in Birmingham and Islington.
- Monthly counts show 106 cases in January, 142 in February, 140 in March, and 89 so far in April, which officials say is a provisional total likely to rise due to reporting delays.
- Health authorities urge MMR vaccination to restore the roughly 95% coverage needed for community protection, with the next surveillance update due May 14.