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Measles, symptoms claim lives of four more children

Health Desk
Published : Wednesday, 17 June, 2026 at 9:09 PM  Count : 21

Four children died from measles and related symptoms in the 24 hours till 8am on Wednesday, taking the total death toll to 661 in just over three months.

Furthermore, during 8am Tuesday-8am Wednesday, 1,077 people were diagnosed with measles and measles like symptoms, said the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) in an update.

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