Nearly nine in every 10 reported measles cases in Manitoba since February involved patients who didn't have a single vaccine dose, according to the province's data.

There have been 230 confirmed and 15 probable measles cases of measles so far this year, according to the latest Manitoba Health data, which covers the period up to Oct. 11.

Of those 245 cases, 214 — or 87.3 per cent — involved people who were not vaccinated for measles.

While the vast majority of Manitoba's population is protected against measles, the number of cases has continued to grow in the province because there still aren't enough people who are immune, said Dr. Davinder Singh, a medical officer of health with the provincial immunization program.

"The information demonstrates what we've been saying: the virus sp

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