Seven more children have died of measles and measles in the last 24hrs across the country. This information was given in a press release sent from the control room of the health department on Friday.
According to the notification, a child has died of measles in the last 24 hours. Six more children have died of measles. The total number of confirmed measles from March 15 to May 8 stood at 58. Twenty-eight people died of measles at the same time. A total of 343 children have died of measles and symptoms in the country so far.
According to the Department of Health, one thousand 212 new suspected meach patients have been identified in the last 24 hours. As a result, the total number of suspected meach patients increased from March 15 to May 8, at 46 thousand 710 people.
Twenty-eight people have been infected in the last 24 hours. The total number of confirmed measles cases in the country has reached six thousand 490 people.
Thirty-two thousand 862 children were hospitalized with suspected measles from March 15 to May 8, the report added. Twenty-two thousand children have been discharged from the hospital after treatment.