The ministry said it investigated 11 possible deaths related to melamine-tainted milk and ruled five of them out.
It did not give further details nor say whether the three earlier reported deaths were included in the new total.
The ministry said it checked into babies who died before Sept. 10, and that between then and last Thursday, no new deaths were reported.
By last Thursday, 861 babies were still hospitalized with kidney problems caused by contaminated milk.
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