Staff Reporter:
Three more children died with measles symptoms across the country in the past 24 hours until 8 am on Thursday.
A total of 1,349 suspected and confirmed measles cases were reported during the same period.
With the death of three children from measles symptoms, the total number of deaths from suspected measles reached 1,043 since March 15, 2026, said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) here yesterday.
No one died from confirmed measles in the last 24 hours, it said, adding, a total of 104 children have died from confirmed measles from March 15 to October 9.
However, the total number of deaths from confirmed measles and measles-like symptoms has reached 1,147 so far since March 15.
According to the release, 1,268 suspected measles cases were reported in the last 24 hours, while the number of suspected cases stood at 202,893 from March 15 to October 9.
The number of confirmed measles cases was 81 in the last 24 hours, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 22,197 since March 15.
From March 15 to October 9, a total of 180,079 patients with suspected measles were admitted to hospitals. During the same period, 172,705 patients were discharged from hospitals.
