There is no let up in the spread of measles, as two more children die of measles in Lahore raising total number of death to 40 in Lahore and 68 across the province of Punjab. On Tuesday, Aurangzeb (8 months), resident of main bazaar Chungi and Ahmed (2-year) of Pattoki died at Children's Hospital.
During the last 24 hours, as many as 140 fresh cases of measles were reported in different parts of the province raising the total number of measles patients to over 10,000. In Lahore, over 90 measles affected children are still under treatment in different hospitals, sources said.