Eight more children have died of measles in the country in the last 24 hours. At that time, 798 children were infected with measles and measles. The new death toll of measles and its symptoms in the country has exceeded 902.
This information was given in the updated report of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) on Saturday (August 15th) afternoon.
According to the report, eight children died of measles in the last 24 hours, but no confirmed death from measles. A total of 803 children have died of measles since March 15. Ninety-nine people died at the same time.
In the last twenty-four hours, seven children have been infected with measles. Seventy-eight children have been infected with the virus. During this time, 700 children have been admitted to the hospital and 549 people have been discharged after treatment.
According to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), the number of suspected measles patients in the country from March 15 to now is 1 lakh 41 thousand 776 people. The number of confirmed measles patients is seventeen thousand eight thousand.
At the same time, a total of 23 thousand 494 patients with measles and its symptoms were admitted to the hospital. At the end of treatment, one lakh 89 thousand people have already been discharged from the hospital.
As the number of measles and symptoms exceeds 900, the importance of vaccination, rapid detection and strengthening of medical care has increased to control the spread of the disease.