Five more children died with measles symptoms in the 24 hours till Tuesday morning, while 1,444 new suspected and confirmed cases were reported across the country, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
In its daily measles update released on Tuesday, the health directorate said all five deaths involved children with measles symptoms. However, no deaths from confirmed measles infections were recorded during the period.
According to DGHS data, 1,184 people have died with measles symptoms across the country since 15 March this year.
Another 105 people have died from confirmed measles infections during the same period.
The combined death toll from confirmed measles and deaths involving measles symptoms has reached 1,289 this year.
The latest figures cover the 24-hour period from 8am Monday to 8am Tuesday.
