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Measles: Death toll nears 1000 as 3 more die in 24 hrs
Three more children died with measles-like symptoms in the 24 hours until 8:00am on Sunday, taking the country’s combined number of confirmed and suspected measles-related deaths to 994 this year.
According to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), the latest fatality was classified as suspected measles death.
With this, the total number of suspected measles deaths has reached 1043, while confirmed deaths from measles have remained the same at 100.
A total of 1,043 new suspected measles cases were reported during the 24-hour period, bringing the cumulative number of suspected cases nationwide to 164,148.
Meanwhile, 55 new confirmed measles cases were recorded, bringing the total number of laboratory-confirmed infections to 19,696, reports UNB.
Since March 15 this year, a total of 144,168 patients with suspected measles have been hospitalised across the country, of whom138,772 have recovered, according to DGHS data.