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Two more people have died with measles symptoms in the country in the last 24 hours. The number of patients who died of confirmed measles and with measles symptoms from 15 March to 22 September now stands at 1,065.
This information was given in a press release sent from the control room of the Directorate General of Health Services today.
The release said 1,257 suspected measles patients were identified in the last 24 hours. The number of suspected measles patients from 15 March to 22 September is 1,82,292.
As many as 92 confirmed measles patients were identified in the last 24 hours. The number of confirmed measles patients from 15 March till now is 20,738.
From 15 March to 22 September, 1,60,980 people were admitted to hospital with suspected measles. During the same period, 1,54,510 people left hospital after recovery.
Two people died of suspected measles in the last 24 hours. A total of 964 children have died of suspected measles from 15 March till now.
No one died of confirmed measles in the last 24 hours.
As many as 101 people have died of confirmed measles from 15 March till now.
