Four more children have died from measles-like symptoms in the 24 hours leading up to 8am on Wednesday, pushing the total number of confirmed and suspected measles-related deaths to 661 nationwide.
According to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), the latest fatalities have been classified as suspected measles deaths.
With the new update, suspected measles-related deaths have risen to 568, while laboratory-confirmed deaths remain unchanged at 93.
During the same 24-hour period, 966 new suspected cases were reported, taking the total number of suspected infections across the country to 88,895.
In addition, 111 new laboratory-confirmed cases were recorded, raising the total confirmed infections to 10,634.
DGHS data further shows that since 15 March, a total of 73,277 patients with suspected measles have been hospitalised nationwide. Of them, 69,688 have recovered so far.
