Five die with measles symptoms in 24 hours as 1,419 new cases are reported

Five people have died with measles symptoms across the country in the past 24 hours. During the same period, 1,419 people were newly infected with measles symptoms and confirmed measles nationwide.

The figures were released on Friday (13 November) in a press release sent from the control room of the Directorate General of Health Services.

According to the release, 1,271 patients were identified with measles symptoms in the past 24 hours, while the number of confirmed measles patients in the same period was 148. Together, suspected and confirmed patients brought the total number of new cases to 1,419.

No one died of confirmed measles in the past 24 hours, the release said, but five people died while suffering from measles symptoms.

From 15 March to 13 November, the total number of measles patients across the country stood at 245,562, the release said. Confirmed measles cases over the same period numbered 25,028.

According to the health directorate, 219,247 people were admitted to hospitals with measles symptoms between 15 March and 13 November.

Over the same period, 210,401 people recovered and were discharged from hospitals.

On deaths, the release said a total of 1,199 people had died with measles symptoms from 15 March to 13 November.

Deaths from confirmed measles over the same period numbered 105.

The latest 24-hour figures — 1,271 patients identified with symptoms and 148 confirmed cases — show, according to the health directorate’s statistics, that the measles outbreak is continuing.