Measles and symptoms: 7 deaths in 24 hours, 1,315 newly identified

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

According to the release, from March 15 to October 29, a total of 1,144 people died with measles-like symptoms. In this period, the number of detected patients with the same symptoms stood at 226,357.

In the last 24 hours, 1,251 people were detected with measles-like symptoms. In the same period, 64 people were infected with confirmed measles. As a result, from March 15 to October 29, the number of confirmed measles cases rose to 23,695.

The Directorate General of Health Services further said that during this period, 201,468 people were hospitalized with measles-like symptoms. Among them, 193,301 recovered and were discharged from hospital.

Meanwhile, no one died from confirmed measles in the last 24 hours. However, from March 15 to October 29, 105 people died from confirmed measles.