Six More Children Die of Suspected Measles, Total Casualties Reach 973

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Publish : 31 Aug 2026, 04:54 PM

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Half a dozen minors passed away presenting measles-like symptoms throughout the 24 hours leading up to 8 am on Monday, lifting the nation’s combined aggregate of verified and suspected measles-linked fatalities to 973 across the current year.

The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) categorized all half-dozen of the most recent demises as suspected measles casualties.

Accounting for these, the overall quantity of suspected measles deaths has attained 874, whilst verified deaths originating from measles stayed steady at 99.

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An aggregate of 1,162 fresh suspected measles occurrences were documented throughout the 24-hour window, pushing the cumulative volume of suspected cases nationwide to 157,991.

Simultaneously, 94 new verified measles instances were registered, driving the total count of laboratory-confirmed infections to 19,312.

Starting from March 15 of this year, an aggregate of 138,445 sufferers bearing suspected measles were admitted to hospitals throughout the country, out of whom 133,404 have recuperated, per information provided by the DGHS.

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