Six more children die with measles symptoms in 24 hours, 1,402 newly infected

Six more children have died with measles symptoms in the country in the past 24 hours. In the same period, another 1,402 children were newly infected with measles or measles symptoms.

The figures were released on Wednesday (4 November) in a press release sent from the control room of the Directorate General of Health Services.

According to the release, measles was confirmed through laboratory tests in 77 children in the past 24 hours. A further 1,325 children received treatment with measles symptoms.

Since the measles outbreak began, the total number of deaths from measles and measles symptoms has now reached 1,269.

According to the health directorate, from 15 March to 4 November this year, 1,164 children died with measles symptoms. In the same period, another 105 children died from laboratory-confirmed measles.

The total number of suspected measles patients in the country now stands at 234,148. Of them, 24,150 are laboratory-confirmed measles patients.

A total of 208,634 patients have been admitted to hospital so far. Of them, 199,894 have been discharged and returned home after completing treatment.