2 More Children Die with Measles Symptoms, DGHS Reports 1391 New Cases

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Publish : 30 Oct 2026, 06:06 PM

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Two additional children passed away with measles symptoms over the previous 24 hours, beginning at 8 am on Thursday.

In addition, 1,391 suspected and confirmed measles cases were registered during the equivalent timeframe, a media bulletin released by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) stated here.

With two fatalities, the cumulative death toll from suspected measles reached 1,146 since March 15, 2026, the bulletin noted.

"No one died from confirmed measles in the last 24 hours," it said, adding that a total of 105 children have died from confirmed measles since March 15.

The total number of fatalities from confirmed measles and measles-like symptoms has reached 1,251 so far, since March 15.

According to the bulletin, 1,316 suspected measles cases were logged in the past 24 hours, while the overall figure of suspected cases stood at 227,673 from March 15 to October 30.

Since March 15, the tally of confirmed measles cases was 75 over the past 24 hours, taking the total number of confirmed cases to 23,770.

A total of 202,639 patients with suspected measles were admitted to various healthcare facilities nationwide from March 15 to October 30. A total of 194,399 patients were discharged from the hospitals during that timeframe.

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