Staff Reporter:
Five more children died with measles-like symptoms across the country and 956 new suspected cases were reported in the past 24 hours, the country’s health authorities said on Thursday.
According to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) bulletin, 75 cases of measles were confirmed between 8am Wednesday and 8am Thursday, with no confirmed deaths during the same period.
The DGHS said that since 15 March, the total number of confirmed measles cases has stood at 18,726, while suspected cases have reached 153,692.
During the same period, 99 people died from confirmed measles, while 856 deaths were reported among suspected cases, bringing the total number of fatalities to 955.
Besides, a total of 129,489 patients have recovered so far, the DGHS said.
