Accra:Eight more children have died with symptoms resembling measles within a 24-hour period, raising the country's total number of confirmed and suspected measles-related deaths to 1,155 this year.
According to United News of Bangladesh, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) has labeled these recent fatalities as suspected measles deaths. This brings the total suspected measles deaths to 1,051, while the number of confirmed measles deaths remains at 104.
In the same 24-hour period, 955 new suspected measles cases were reported, increasing the cumulative nationwide count to 203,848 suspected cases. Additionally, 131 new confirmed cases of measles were recorded, bringing the total number of laboratory-confirmed infections to 22,328.
Since March 15, 180,945 patients with suspected measles have been hospitalized across the country. Of these, 173,454 have recovered, based on data from the DGHS.