Dhaka:Two additional children have died from measles-like symptoms within 24 hours as of 800 am on Wednesday, raising the country's overall tally of confirmed and suspected measles-related fatalities to 1,242 this year.
According to United News of Bangladesh, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) has classified these recent fatalities as suspected measles deaths. With these additions, the total number of suspected measles deaths has increased to 1,137, while the count of confirmed measles deaths has remained at 105.
During the same 24-hour period, 1,322 new suspected measles cases were reported, bringing the total number of suspected cases nationwide to 225,106. Additionally, 90 new confirmed measles cases were identified, increasing the total number of laboratory-confirmed infections to 23,631.
Since March 15 this year, 200,319 patients with suspected measles have been hospitalized throughout the country, with 192,178 of them having recovered, based on data from DGHS.