7 children die with measles symptoms in 24 hours, death toll rises to 950

Seven more children have died with measles symptoms across the country in the last 24 hours. During this period, 1,171 children were infected with measles and measles-like symptoms.

The information was provided in an updated report on measles from the Directorate General of Health Services on Wednesday (August 26) afternoon.

The notification said seven more children died with measles symptoms in the last 24 hours. However, no child died from confirmed measles infection.

With this, a total of 851 children have died with measles symptoms across the country since March 15.

Additionally, 99 more children have died from confirmed measles. In total, 950 children have died from measles and measles-like symptoms during this period.

Furthermore, 73 children were infected with measles in the last 24 hours, while the number of patients with measles-like symptoms stood at 1,098. During this time, 1,119 children were newly hospitalised, while 954 children were discharged from hospitals.

According to the Directorate General of Health Services, the total number of suspected measles patients from March 15 to date is 152,736, while the number of confirmed measles patients is 18,651. Of these, a total of 133,573 patients have been hospitalised, of whom 128,765 have been discharged and returned home.