Two more children die with measles symptoms, 1,440 infected

This information was disclosed in a press release sent from the Control Room of the Directorate General of Health Services on Monday.

It said that in the last 24 hours, measles was detected through testing in 81 children. Besides, 1,359 children received treatment with measles symptoms.

According to Directorate General of Health Services data, from March 15 to November 9 this year, 1,179 children died with measles symptoms in the country. At the same time, 105 more children died after being infected with measles confirmed by testing.

The total number of suspected measles patients in the country has stood at 240,199. Among them, 24,523 are confirmed measles patients through testing. A total of 214,251 have been hospitalized; among them, 205,383 returned home after receiving treatment and being discharged from hospital.