In the country, five more people died with measles symptoms in 24 hours (from 8am Thursday to 8am Friday). During the same period, 148 people were confirmed with measles and 1,271 people showed measles symptoms. This information was provided in a message issued by the Directorate General of Health Services on Friday (November 13).
According to data from this government agency, so far this year since March 15, 1,304 people have died from measles and symptoms. Among them, 105 died of confirmed measles and 1,199 died with measles symptoms.
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From March 15 to now, the total number of suspected measles patients in the country stands at 245,562. Of them, 25,028 were confirmed with measles through testing. A total of 219,247 were hospitalized. Among them, 210,401 returned home after being discharged from hospital following treatment.
