Measles death toll nears 1300 as 4 more die in 24hrs

Four more children died with measles-like symptoms in the 24 hours ending at 8:00am on Thursday, bringing the country’s combined tally of confirmed and suspected measles-related deaths to 1,299 this year.

The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) has classified the latest fatalities as suspected measles deaths.

With these, the total number of suspected measles deaths has reached 1,194, while confirmed deaths from measles have remained the same at 105.

A total of 1,384 new suspected measles cases were reported during the 24-hour period, pushing the cumulative number of suspected cases nationwide to 244,291.�"UNB