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Measles death toll rises to 938 as 5 more die in 24 hrs

Greenwatch Desk Disease 2026-08-24, 4:31pm

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Five more children died with measles-like symptoms in 24 hours until 8:00am on Monday, bringing the country’s combined tally of confirmed and suspected measles-related deaths to 938 this year.


The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) has classified all five latest fatalities as suspected measles deaths.

With these, the total number of suspected measles deaths has reached 839, while confirmed deaths from measles have remained the same at 99, it said.

A total of 1,149 new suspected measles cases were reported during the 24-hour period, bringing the cumulative number of suspected cases nationwide to150,652.

Meanwhile, 83 new confirmed measles cases were recorded, bringing the total number of laboratory-confirmed infections to 18,487, reports UNB.

Since March 15 this year, a total of 131,664 patients with suspected measles have been hospitalised across the country, of whom 126,921 have recovered, according to DGHS data.