Dhaka:Six more children in Bangladesh have died with symptoms resembling measles in the 24 hours ending at 800 am on Wednesday. This development brings the country's total count of confirmed and suspected measles-related fatalities to 1,295 for the year.
According to United News of Bangladesh, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) has categorized all six recent fatalities as suspected measles deaths. This update has raised the total number of suspected measles deaths to 1,190, while the number of confirmed measles deaths remains at 105.
During the same 24-hour period, 1,351 new suspected measles cases were reported, increasing the cumulative number of suspected cases nationwide to 242,907. Additionally, there were 113 new confirmed measles cases, resulting in a total of 24,723 laboratory-confirmed infections.
Since March 15, 216,806 patients with suspected measles have been admitted to hospitals across Bangladesh, with 207,903 having recovered, as per DGHS data.