Dhaka:Five additional children have died from measles-like symptoms in Bangladesh in the past 24 hours, as reported by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). This raises the country's total of confirmed and suspected measles-related deaths to 1,304 for the year.
According to United News of Bangladesh, the DGHS has categorized these recent fatalities as suspected measles deaths. The overall number of suspected measles deaths now stands at 1,199, with the number of confirmed measles deaths remaining at 105.
In the same 24-hour period, 1,271 new suspected measles cases were reported, increasing the nationwide total of suspected cases to 245,562. Additionally, 148 new confirmed measles cases have been documented, raising the total number of laboratory-confirmed infections to 25,028.
Since March 15, 219,247 patients with suspected measles have been hospitalized across Bangladesh. Of these, 210,401 have recuperated, According to data provided by DGHS.