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2 more children die with measles symptoms
Two more children died with measles symptoms across the country in the past 24 hours, raising the number of deaths from confirmed measles and measles symptoms to 1,046 from March 15 to September 17, according to a press release of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) control room issued today.
According to the release, 1,282 suspected measles cases were reported in the past 24 hours, while the number of suspected cases stood at 176,480 from March 15 to September 17.
A total of 61 confirmed measles cases were reported in the past 24 hours, bringing the number of confirmed cases to 20,343 since March 15.
From March 15 to September 17, a total of 155,602 suspected measles patients were admitted to hospitals. During the same period, 149,540 patients recovered and were discharged from hospitals.
Two children died with suspected measles in the past 24 hours, while a total of 946 children have died from suspected measles since March 15.
No one died from confirmed measles in the past 24 hours. Since March 15, a total of 100 people have died from confirmed measles, reports BSS.