Measles death toll reaches 983 as 4 more children die in 24 hours
Of the total, 884 deaths are suspected to have been caused by measles, while 99 have been laboratory-confirmed.
Four more children died from measles-like symptoms in the last 24 hours, until 8am today (2 September), taking the country's combined tally of confirmed and suspected measles-related deaths to 983.
Of the total, 884 deaths are suspected to have been caused by measles, while 99 have been laboratory-confirmed, according to data from the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
A total of 1,034 new suspected measles cases were reported during the 24-hour period, raising the cumulative number of suspected cases to 1,60,184.
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Meanwhile, 63 new laboratory-confirmed measles cases were reported, taking the total number of confirmed infections to 19,447.
Since 15 March, a total of 1,40,472 patients with suspected measles have been hospitalised across the country. Of them, 1,35,417 have recovered, according to the DGHS data.
