4 more children die with measles-like symptoms

Four children died with measles-like symptoms in the 24 hours until 8:00am today, bringing the country's combined tally of confirmed and suspected measles-related deaths to 844 this year.

According to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), all four of the latest fatalities were classified as suspected measles deaths.

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With the latest update, the number of suspected measles deaths has risen to 748, while the number of laboratory-confirmed measles deaths remained unchanged at 96.

DGHS also reported 1,022 new suspected measles cases during the 24-hour period, taking the cumulative nationwide total to 130,083.

Meanwhile, 115 new laboratory-confirmed measles cases were recorded, bringing the total number of confirmed infections to 16,295.

Since March 15, 2026, a total of 112,620 patients with suspected measles have been hospitalised across the country. Of them, 108,283 have recovered, according to DGHS data.