BRAZZAVILLE, April 28 (Xinhua) -- A total of 132 people have lost their lives due to contracting measles out of 6,259 cases recorded as of April 24 throughout the Republic of the Congo, Congolese Health Minister Gilbert Mokoki said Thursday.
According to the minister, the region of Pointe-Noire, the economic capital of the country, is the epicenter of the epidemic with 5,488 cases reported including 112 deaths since the beginning of 2022.
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