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Measles claims another life, 1,154 new cases in 24 hours

 VB  Desk

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One more child has died with measles symptoms across the country in the last 24 hours (from 8am Thursday to 8am Friday), according to the Directorate General of Health Services. During the same period, 1,154 new suspected and confirmed measles cases were reported, of which 40 were confirmed.

The information was provided in a press release from the DGHS on Friday, September 4.

According to the DGHS, a total of 888 children have died with measles symptoms since March 15, while 99 have died from confirmed measles. The total death toll from measles and measles-like symptoms now stands at 987.

During this period, the total number of measles-related cases has reached 162,262, of which 19,567 are confirmed measles cases.

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