, April 30 -- Two more children died from confirmed measles infections in the country in 24 hours till 8:00am on Thursday, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

With the latest fatalities, the total number of confirmed measles deaths has risen to 49.

According to DGHS data, a total of 1,151 suspected measles cases were recorded in the past 24 hours. Since March 15, the total number of suspected cases has reached 37,131.

During this period, 84 new confirmed measles cases were reported, bringing the total number of confirmed infections to 5,028.

Since March 15, a total of 25,158 suspected measles patients have been hospitalised, of whom 21,756 have recovered.

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