Three more die with measles symptoms-

Child deaths linked to measles rose to 828 after three more children died with measles-like symptoms in the 24 hours until 8:00am on Tuesday.

Of the total fatalities, 95 were laboratory-confirmed measles cases, according to the latest bulletin of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

During the same period, 799 new suspected and 105 confirmed measles cases were reported, raising the total number of suspected infections to 125,544 and confirmed cases to 15,660.

In response to the rapidly spreading outbreak, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has vaccinated more than 18.48 million children nationwide since April.

Measles is a highly contagious viral disease that affects people of all ages and remains one of the leading causes of death among young children worldwide.

Meanwhile, three more people died from dengue in the same 24-hour period, taking the total death toll from the mosquito-borne disease to 47.

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