Dhaka:Seven additional children have died with measles and symptoms resembling measles within the last 24 hours, as of 800 am on Tuesday, increasing Bangladesh's total number of confirmed and suspected measles-related deaths to 1,240 for the year.
According to United News of Bangladesh, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) has identified six of the latest fatalities as suspected measles deaths, with one classified as a confirmed measles death. This brings the cumulative number of suspected measles deaths to 1,135, while confirmed deaths now stand at 105.
During the same 24-hour period, 1,232 new suspected measles cases were reported, raising the total suspected cases across the country to 223,784. Additionally, 63 new laboratory-confirmed measles cases were documented, bringing the total number of confirmed infections to 23,541.
Since March 15 this year, a total of 199,127 patients with suspected measles have been hospitalized nationwide, with 191,090 individuals having recovered, based on DGHS data.