Seven more children died with measles and measles-like symptoms in the 24 hours to 8am on Tuesday, bringing the country’s combined tally of confirmed and suspected measles-related deaths to 1,240 this year.
The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) has classified six latest fatalities as suspected measles deaths while another as a confirmed measles death.
With these, the total number of suspected measles deaths has reached 1,136, while confirmed deaths from measles stood at 105.
A total of 1,232 new suspected measles cases were reported during the 24-hour period, bringing the cumulative number of suspected cases nationwide to 223,784.
Meanwhile, 63 new confirmed measles cases were recorded, bringing the total number of laboratory-confirmed infections to 23,541.
Since March 15 this year, a total of 199,127 patients with suspected measles have been hospitalized across the country, of whom 191,090 have recovered, according to DGHS data.