There has been a big jump in measles cases reported in the Swansea epidemic over the last two days, says Public Health Wales.
Another 73 cases brings the total to 693 and means it is now bigger than last year's outbreak in north west England.
Officials are still urging parents of unvaccinated children across Wales to get protection.
More drop-in clinics are taking place this weekend.
The total number of cases in the outbreak centred on the Swansea area is now 693, up from 620 reported on Tuesday.
More than 1,700 people received MMR jabs at special drop-in clinics in Swansea, Neath Port Talbot and Bridgend last weekend. Another 900 have were vaccinated in the Swansea area last week.
HOW OUTBREAKS COMPARE
- Swansea - Nov 2012 to 11 April 2013 - 693
- Manchester 2012 - 111
- Merseyside Jan 2012-Feb 2013- 622
- Dublin 1999-2000 - 1,200 with three deaths
However, Public Health Wales is warning that despite those immunisations, this is not enough to bring the outbreak under control with at least 6,000 children still having not had the MMR (measles, mumps, rubella) vaccine in the county of Swansea.
'Extremely concerned'The Swansea outbreak began last November and health officials say it shows no sign of abating
On Tuesday, the number of cases was two short of the total in the outbreak in the north west of England which began in February 2012.
Most of these cases were on Merseyside, in Greater Manchester and west Lancashire.
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More hospital drop-in clinics will be held in Morriston and Singleton hospitals in Swansea, Neath Port Talbot hospital and the Princess of Wales in Bridgend from 10:00 BST to 16:00 BST on Saturday.
They will target children and adolescents who did not have their scheduled MMR jabs as babies and toddlers.
PHW has said not enough children aged 10 to 17 are coming forward for the jabs, and have urged parents to get their children vaccinated through GPs.
Dr Marion Lyons, director of health protection for Public Health Wales, said: "With measles cases at almost 700, with 73 of those reported in the last two days alone, we remain extremely concerned that this outbreak is showing no signs of going away.
"We are delighted to see parents starting to arrange vaccination for their children but the numbers simply aren't high enough to bring the outbreak under control when 6,000 children remain at risk from measles in the Swansea area alone."
She said they have particular concerns about unvaccinated children in the 10 to 14 years age group.
PHW says it is inevitable that some of those vaccinated in the last week will already be incubating measles and vaccination will not prevent them from becoming unwell but their illness is likely to be milder than if they had not received the vaccine.
Dr Lyons added: "Measles cannot be taken lightly because you can never tell who will go on to develop the more serious complications of pneumonia or encephalitis (inflammation of the brain). MMR vaccination offers the only protection against these complications."
Meanwhile health officials in Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan are planning to hold drop-in vaccination clinics at Cardiff Royal Infirmary and Llandough Hospital on Saturday as a "sensible precaution" given the epidemic in Swansea.
Dr Tom Porter, consultant in public health medicine, said: "We have not seen a local outbreak in the Cardiff and Vale area yet but it is important that children and teenagers have both [MMR] jabs given how serious the risks are from measles."
He estimated around 13,000 children under 19 had not had two MMRs and were not adequately protected.
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