Ten more children died with measles and measles-like symptoms in the last 24 hours till Friday morning, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
Of the new deaths, two were confirmed as measles-related, while the remaining eight were classified as suspected.
With these, the total number of confirmed deaths from measles has risen to 90, while suspected deaths have reached 485, it said.
According to DGHS data, a total of 674 suspected measles cases were recorded in the last 24 hours, taking the overall suspected cases to 68,579.
During the same period, 58 new confirmed measles cases were reported, bringing the total number of confirmed infections to 8,943.
Since March 15, a total of 54,798 suspected measles patients were hospitalised, of whom 51,511 have recovered.
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