Eight additional children passed away from measles-like symptoms nationwide over the last 24 hours while 1,065 individuals were diagnosed with measles-like symptoms and confirmed measles throughout the same timeframe.

The statistics were revealed in a press statement released by the control room of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) here on Saturday.

According to the bulletin, 1,014 individuals were detected with measles-like symptoms during the past 24 hours, pushing the overall tally of suspected cases to 219,884 between March 15 and October 24.

The figure for laboratory-confirmed measles cases reached 51 over the past 24 hours, while the aggregate total of confirmed cases touched 23,324 within the duration from March 15 to October 24.

Throughout the identical timeframe, a cumulative total of 195,514 people displaying measles-like symptoms were admitted to hospitals, whereas 187,605 recovered and were discharged.

Eight individuals succumbed to measles-like symptoms within the last 24 hours, elevating the cumulative number of such fatalities to 1,118 from March 15 to October 24.

Zero fatalities from confirmed measles were recorded in the past 24 hours. The overall number of deaths from laboratory-confirmed measles remained at 104 over the interval from March 15 to October 24.