Measles: Death toll reaches 960 as 5 more children die in 24hrs
Five more suspected measles deaths were reported in the past 24 hours, while 1,100 new suspected cases were recorded nationwide.
Five children died with measles-like symptoms in the 24 hours until 8:00am today (28 August), bringing the country's combined tally of confirmed and suspected measles-related deaths to 960 this year.
The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) has classified all five latest fatalities as suspected measles deaths.
With these, the total number of suspected measles deaths has reached 861, while confirmed deaths from measles have remained the same at 99.
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A total of 1,100 new suspected measles cases were reported during the 24 hours, bringing the cumulative number of suspected cases nationwide to 154,792.
Meanwhile, 70 new confirmed measles cases were recorded, bringing the total number of laboratory-confirmed infections to 18,796.
Since March 15 this year, a total of 135,473 patients with suspected measles have been hospitalised across the country, of whom 130,457 have recovered, according to DGHS data.
