Dhaka:Two more children have died with symptoms resembling measles within the last 24 hours, increasing the total number of confirmed and suspected measles-related deaths in the country to 1,164 for the year.
According to United News of Bangladesh, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) has categorized these two recent deaths as suspected measles fatalities. The number of suspected measles deaths now stands at 1,060, while confirmed measles-related deaths remain unchanged at 104.
In the same 24-hour period, 1,269 new suspected measles cases were reported, raising the total number of suspected cases across the nation to 206,297. Moreover, 152 new confirmed cases of measles were identified, bringing the total number of laboratory-confirmed infections to 22,573.
Since March 15, the country has seen 183,226 patients hospitalized with suspected measles, out of which 175,655 have recovered, as reported by DGHS.