Dhaka:Six more children have succumbed to measles-like symptoms within the last 24 hours ending at 800 am on Wednesday, raising the nation's total tally of confirmed and suspected measles-related fatalities to 1,269 this year.
According to United News of Bangladesh, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) has classified these latest deaths as suspected measles fatalities. This development has brought the total suspected measles deaths to 1,164, while the number of confirmed deaths remains unchanged at 105.
During the same 24-hour period, 1,325 new suspected measles cases were reported, escalating the cumulative count of suspected cases nationwide to 234,148. Additionally, 77 new confirmed infections were recorded, increasing the total of laboratory-confirmed measles cases to 24,150.
Since March 15 this year, a total of 208,634 patients with suspected measles have been admitted to hospitals across the country, with 199,894 of them having recovered, as reported by the DGHS.