Dhaka:Nine children have died within the last 24 hours from symptoms resembling measles, increasing the nation's total number of confirmed and suspected measles-related deaths to 1,096 this year.
According to United News of Bangladesh, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) has categorized these recent fatalities as suspected measles deaths, noting that no deaths were confirmed during this timeframe.
The number of suspected measles deaths has now reached 995, while the confirmed measles death toll remains at 101. Additionally, 1,228 new suspected measles cases were reported in the past 24 hours, raising the total number of suspected cases to 188,041 nationwide.
During the same period, 113 new confirmed cases of measles were documented, increasing the total number of laboratory-confirmed infections to 21,212.
Since March 15, 166,310 patients with suspected measles have been hospitalized across the country, with 159,519 individuals having recovered, as per data from the DGHS.