Five more children died with measles-like symptoms across the country in the past 24 hours, although no deaths from confirmed measles were reported during the period.
The deaths occurred between 8:00am on Sunday and 8:00am on Monday, according to a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
The DGHS said 1,097 children have died with measles-like symptoms since March 15, while 104 died after being diagnosed with measles. The combined death toll from measles and measles-like symptoms has now reached 1,201.
In the past 24 hours, 1,307 suspected measles cases and 35 confirmed cases were reported nationwide.
Since March 15, a total of 190,663 suspected measles patients have been admitted to hospitals, with 183,042 recovering and being discharged.
According to the DGHS, 214,551 people have developed measles-like symptoms since March 15, while 23,157 cases of measles have been confirmed during the period.
