Dengue, measles claim five more lives in 24 hrs

At least five people, including three children, died of measles and dengue across the country in the past 24 hours till 8am on Friday, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). The DGHS said two people died of dengue while 955 others were hospitalised during the period, taking the dengue death toll this year to 211 and hospitalisations to 70,104.
Meanwhile, three more people died with measles symptoms in the past 24 hours, taking the number of such deaths to 983 this year. Since 15 March this year, 101 confirmed measles deaths have been recorded, taking the combined death toll from confirmed measles and measles symptoms to 1,084.
The DGHS said 1,201 patients with measles symptoms were recorded during the 24-hour period, while 64 people were diagnosed with confirmed measles, taking the total number of confirmed cases to 21,015.