Six more children died with measles and measles-like symptoms in the last 24 hours till Monday morning, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
However, no new confirmed measles deaths were reported during the period, leaving the number of laboratory-confirmed fatalities unchanged at 65 since March 15.
With the latest figures, the combined nationwide death toll from confirmed measles and measles-like symptoms has climbed to 415.
During the same period, 1,341 new suspected measles cases were recorded. Of these, 118 measles cases were confirmed through laboratory testing.
According to the DGHS data, since 15 March, a total of 50,500 suspected measles cases have been identified nationwide. Of these, 6,937 measles cases were confirmed through laboratory testing.
Since March 15, a total of 35,980 suspected measles patients have been hospitalised, of whom 31,992 have recovered.
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