Accra:According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, seven additional children have died from measles-like symptoms in the past 24 hours. This occurred from 8 a.m. on Saturday, highlighting the ongoing health crisis.
The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) reported 1,180 suspected and 93 confirmed measles cases during this period. From March 15 to October 11, the country has recorded 104 deaths from confirmed measles and 1,058 deaths from measles-like symptoms, bringing the total death toll to 1,162.
In the same timeframe, there have been 227,449 measles cases reported, including 205,028 suspected and 22,421 confirmed cases. Despite the high number of cases, 174,469 patients have been discharged from hospitals since March 15.