4 more die with measles and symptoms in 24 hours

our more people died with measles-like symptoms in the country in the last 24 hours till 8:00 am on Saturday, September 19, as the contagious disease shows no sign of easing.

With this, the number of suspected measles deaths rose to 952, while the tally of laboratory-confirmed measles deaths stood at 101, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

During the period, DGHS recorded an additional 941 suspected measles cases and 79 confirmed cases, bringing the totals to 178,666 and 20,474, respectively, from March 15 to date.

The health directorate said it has been recording measles-related data since March 15.