Two more children died from measles symptoms across the country in the past 24 hours, bringing the total death toll from measles and its symptoms to 1,251 since the outbreak began.
The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) shared this information in a press release issued from its control room on Friday (October 30).
According to the report, another 1,391 children were infected with measles and its symptoms nationwide over the past 24 hours. Among them, 75 children tested positive for measles, while 1,316 children received treatment for measles symptoms.
Data from the DGHS shows that between March 15 and October 30 of this year, 1,146 children died with measles symptoms, while an additional 105 children died from lab-confirmed measles.
The total number of suspected measles cases across the country has reached 227,673, out of which 23,770 cases have been laboratory-confirmed. A total of 202,639 children have been hospitalized, of whom 194,399 have recovered and been discharged to return home.
-SA