Dhaka:Two children have died with measles-like symptoms within the 24-hour period ending at 800 am on Saturday, increasing the nation's total of confirmed and suspected measles-related deaths to 1,306 this year.
According to United News of Bangladesh, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) has categorized these latest fatalities as suspected measles deaths. With these additions, the total number of suspected measles deaths has reached 1,201, while the number of confirmed deaths remains at 105.
During the same 24-hour period, 1,084 new suspected measles cases were reported, raising the total number of suspected cases nationwide to 246,646. Additionally, 83 new confirmed measles cases were recorded, bringing the cumulative number of laboratory-confirmed infections to 25,111.
Since March 15 of this year, a total of 220,247 patients with suspected measles have been hospitalized across the country, with 211,303 patients having recovered, as per DGHS data.