Six 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, two were confirmed as measles-related, while the remaining four were classified as suspected.
With this, the total number of confirmed deaths from measles has risen to 54 and suspected deaths to 263 since March 15.
According to the DGHS data, since 15 March, a total of 42,979 suspected measles cases have been identified nationwide. Of these, 5,726 measles cases were confirmed through laboratory testing.
DGHS data show that between 15 March and 5 May, a total of 29,831 suspected patients have been hospitalised so far. Of them, 26,368 have been recovered and released.
MSH