Child-Deaths

Five more children died with measles symptoms across the country in the past 24 hours, from 8 am Sunday to 8 am Monday. During this period, 1,155 children were affected by measles and measles symptoms. The Directorate General of Health Services provided the information in its updated measles report on Monday. The report said 992 patients with measles symptoms were identified in the past 24 hours, while the total number of measles patients from March 15 to August 10 stood at 137,312. In t...

Five more children have died from measles and related symptoms across the country in the past 24 hours, from 8 pm Thursday to 8 am Friday, while 1,107 new infections and suspected cases were reported during the same period. The figures were released Friday in the Directorate General of Health Services’ (DGHS) regular measles situation report. According to the agency, all five children who died had been receiving treatment with symptoms consistent with measles. However, none of the deaths...