Dhaka:Four children have died with measles-like symptoms in Bangladesh within 24 hours, raising the national count of confirmed and suspected measles-related deaths to 1,280 this year.
According to United News of Bangladesh, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) classified these recent fatalities as suspected measles deaths. With these additions, the total number of suspected measles deaths has increased to 1,175, while the count of confirmed measles deaths remains at 105.
In the same 24-hour period, 1,049 new suspected measles cases were reported, bringing the total number of suspected cases nationwide to 237,702. Additionally, 61 new confirmed measles cases were recorded, resulting in a cumulative total of 24,355 laboratory-confirmed infections.
Since March 15, a total of 211,865 patients with suspected measles have been hospitalized across the country. Of these, 203,257 patients have recovered, as per DGHS data.