Addis Standard has quoted a BBC Amharic story that says 39 people have died from measles.
The tweet read as follows:
39 people have died of measles outbreak in Oromia and Somali regional states in the past 3 months, Ethiopian Public Health Institute deputy director Dr. Beyene Moges has said. 3611 & 1248 people were infected in Oromia & Somali regions respectively.
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