Three more children died with measles-like symptoms in the last 24 hours till Sunday morning, bringing the total number of deaths to 680 since March 15.
With the latest update, the number of suspected measles deaths has risen to 587, while the number of laboratory-confirmed measles deaths remains unchanged at 93, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
A total of 1,001 new suspected measles cases were reported during the 24-hour period, taking the cumulative number of suspected cases nationwide to 92,790.
Meanwhile, 62 new confirmed measles cases were recorded, bringing the total number of laboratory-confirmed infections to 11,011.
Since March 15, a total of 76,859 patients with suspected measles have been hospitalised across the country, of whom 72,849 have recovered.
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