Dhaka:Two more children have died with symptoms resembling measles within a 24-hour period, increasing the total number of confirmed and suspected measles-related deaths in the country to 1,164 for this year.
According to United News of Bangladesh, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) has classified both recent fatalities as suspected measles deaths. This brings the total suspected measles deaths to 1,060, while the number of confirmed deaths remains at 104.
In the same 24-hour span, 1,269 new suspected measles cases were reported, raising the nationwide total to 206,297 suspected cases. Additionally, 152 new confirmed measles cases were recorded, increasing the number of laboratory-confirmed infections to 22,573.
Since March 15, a total of 183,226 patients with suspected measles have been hospitalized across the country, with 175,655 of them having recovered, as reported by the DGHS.