TDS Desk:

Five more people died with measles and the disease-like symptoms in the country in the last 24 hours till 8:00 am on Friday, April 17, as the contagious disease continued to spread.

Of them, the deaths of three were from confirmed measles, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

During the period, DGHS recorded additional 1,115 suspected measles cases and 127 confirmed ones.

With this, the confirmed measles deaths and cases stood at 37 and 3,192, respectively, from March 15 to date.

The health directorate said it has been recording measles-related data since March 15.