Three more die with measles-like symptoms, combined toll now 840
DGHS reports 751 new suspected measles and 121 new confirmed cases in 24 hours
In the past 24 hours, three additional patients succumbed to suspected measles across the country, raising the combined tally of confirmed and suspected measles-related deaths to 840. The figure includes three children who died from suspected measles since March 15, bringing the total number of such deaths to 744. Despite these fatalities, no deaths from confirmed measles were reported in the same period.
According to Directorate General of Health Services data, the total number of deaths from confirmed measles stood at 96 between March 15 and August 1. The Directorate General of Health Services also reported that 751 suspected measles cases were recorded within the 24-hour span, bringing the total number of suspected cases to 129,061. Concurrently, 121 confirmed measles cases were reported, elevating the total confirmed cases to 16,180.
During the past 24 hours, 111,674 suspected measles patients were admitted to hospitals nationwide. By the same measure, 107,397 patients recovered and were discharged from hospitals.
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