Eight more children died with measles symptoms across the country in the past 24 hours starting at 8 am on Friday.
A total of 1,086 suspected and confirmed measles cases were reported during the same period.
With the death of eight children from measles symptoms, the total number of deaths from suspected measles reached 1,051 since March 15, 2026, said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) here today.
No one died from confirmed measles in the last 24 hours, it said, adding, a total of 104 children have died from confirmed measles from March 15 to October 10.
However, the total number of deaths from confirmed measles and measles-like symptoms has reached 1,155 so far since March 15.
According to the release, 955 suspected measles cases were reported in the last 24 hours, while the number of suspected cases stood at 203,848 from March 15 to October 10.
The number of confirmed measles cases was 131 in the last 24 hours, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 22,328 since March 15.
From March 15 to October 10, a total of 180,945 patients with suspected measles were admitted to hospitals. During the same period, 173,454 patients were discharged from hospitals.
-BSS
