Ontario is reporting 78 new measles cases over the last two weeks, nearly doubling the province's total count since an outbreak started in the autumn.

Ontario is reporting 84 new measles cases over the last two weeks, nearly doubling the province’s total count since an outbreak started in the autumn.

The new cases bring the province’s total this year to 119 that were confirmed in a lab and 23 that are deemed ‘probable’

A measles outbreak in Canada's Ontario province continues to grow, with health officials reporting more than 140 cases on Thursday, making it the most severe outbreak in decades.