Five more children have died from measles-like symptoms in the 24 hours leading up to 8:00am on Thursday, raising the overall death toll from the ongoing outbreak to 724.
The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) has classified the latest casualty as suspected.
With the latest update, the number of suspected measles deaths in the country has risen to 631, while the number of laboratory-confirmed measles deaths remained unchanged at 93.
A total of 965 new suspected measles cases were reported during the 24-hour period, bringing the cumulative number of suspected cases nationwide to 102,993.
Meanwhile, 154 new confirmed measles cases were recorded, bringing the total number of laboratory-confirmed infections to 12,286.
Since March 15, a total of 86,411 patients with suspected measles have been hospitalized across the country, of whom 82,759 have recovered, according to DGHS data.
