Five more children died with measles-like symptoms in 24 hours until 8am on Monday, raising the combined tally of confirmed and suspected measles-related deaths to 825 in the country.
All five latest fatalities were classified as suspected measles deaths, according to the Directorate General of Health Services.
With the new deaths, the number of suspected measles fatalities rose to 730, while the confirmed death toll remained unchanged at 95.
The country also recorded 992 new suspected measles cases during the period, pushing the cumulative number of suspected infections to 1,24,745.
Meanwhile, 113 new laboratory-confirmed measles cases were reported, bringing the total number of confirmed infections to 15,555.
Since 15 March, a total of 1,07,654 patients with suspected measles have been hospitalised across the country. Of them, 1,03,467 have recovered, DGHS data showed.
