Dhaka:Three additional children have died with measles-like symptoms in the last 24 hours ending at 800am on Thursday. This development has increased the country's cumulative total of confirmed and suspected measles-related deaths to 1,272 for the year.
According to United News of Bangladesh, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) has categorized the recent fatalities as suspected measles deaths. This brings the total number of suspected measles deaths to 1,167, while the count of confirmed deaths remains at 105.
In the same 24-hour period, 1,327 new suspected cases of measles have been reported, raising the total number of suspected cases nationwide to 235,475. Additionally, 69 new confirmed measles cases were identified, increasing the number of laboratory-confirmed infections to 24,219.
Since March 15, a total of 209,854 patients with suspected measles have been admitted to hospitals across the country. Of these, 201,153 have successfully recovered, as reported by the DGHS.