7 more die of measles

The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) has reported that seven more people died of dengue and measles symptoms across the country in the 24 hours from 8am Saturday to 8am Sunday.

During the same period, 1,273 people were newly diagnosed with suspected and confirmed measles. 

According to the DGHS measles-related release, seven were died with measles symptoms in the past 24 hours.

From March 15 to October 11, a total of 1,162 people have died with measles and it like symptoms.

A total of 1,180 people were identified with measles symptoms in the past 24 hours, taking the total number of people identified with measles symptoms between March 15 and the morning of October 11 to 205,028.

The number of confirmed measles cases in the past 24 hours was 93, while the total number of confirmed cases during the period stood at 22,421.