Dhaka:Six more children have succumbed to measles-like symptoms in the past 24 hours, as of 800 am on Tuesday, raising the country's total of confirmed and suspected measles-related deaths this year to 1,263.
According to United News of Bangladesh, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) has categorized these latest fatalities as suspected measles deaths. This development brings the total number of suspected measles deaths to 1,158, while the number of confirmed measles deaths remains at 105.
In the last 24 hours, 1,318 new suspected measles cases have been reported, increasing the nationwide cumulative count of suspected cases to 232,823. Additionally, 82 new confirmed measles cases have been identified, bringing the total of laboratory-confirmed infections to 24,073.
Since March 15, there have been 207,428 hospitalizations for suspected measles across the country, with 198,752 patients having recovered, as reported by the DGHS.