Ten more children died with measles and measles-like symptoms in the last 24 hours till Tuesday morning, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
Of the new deaths, one was confirmed as measles-related, while the remaining nine were classified as suspected.
With these, the total number of confirmed deaths from measles has risen to 88 while suspected deaths have reached 467, it said.
According to DGHS data, a total of 1,083suspected measles cases were recorded in the last 24 hours, taking the overall suspected cases to 66,023.
During the same period, 53 new confirmed measles cases were reported, bringing the total number of confirmed infections to 8,772.
Since March 15, a total of 52,530 suspected measles patients were hospitalised, of whom 48,800 have recovered.
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