Three more children died with measles-like symptoms in the 24 hours until 8am on Tuesday, taking the combined number of confirmed and suspected measles-related deaths in the country to 918 this year.
The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) classified all three latest fatalities as suspected measles deaths.
With the new deaths, the number of suspected measles fatalities has risen to 819, while confirmed measles deaths remain unchanged at 99.
During the period, 1,002 new suspected measles cases were reported, raising the total number of suspected cases nationwide to 1,44,780.
Meanwhile, 59 new laboratory-confirmed measles cases were recorded, taking the total confirmed infections to 17,989.
Since 15 March this year, a total of 1,26,289 patients with suspected measles have been hospitalised across the country, of whom 1,21,880 have recovered, according to DGHS data.
