Measles death toll rises to 758

One more child has died with measles symptoms across the country in the past 24 hours, while more than 1,000 new infections have been reported, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

A DGHS Control Room press release issued on Monday said the latest death was recorded among patients with measles symptoms, raising the number of such deaths to 665 between March 15 and July 13.

No new death from laboratory-confirmed measles was reported during the period. The number of confirmed measles-related deaths remained at 93, bringing the combined death toll from measles and measles-like symptoms to 758.

The DGHS said 896 new suspected measles cases were reported in the past 24 hours, increasing the total number of suspected cases to 112,376 since March 15.

Meanwhile, 113 new laboratory-confirmed measles cases were detected during the same period, taking the total number of confirmed infections to 13,613.

Since the outbreak began on March 15, a total of 95,196 patients with suspected measles have been admitted to hospitals across the country. Of them, 91,483 patients have recovered and been discharged, according to DGHS data.