Dhaka:Two children have died with measles-like symptoms in the last 24 hours leading up to 800 am on Friday. This development raises the country's total number of confirmed and suspected measles-related deaths to 1,251 for the year.
According to United News of Bangladesh, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) has categorized the recent fatalities as suspected measles deaths. As a result, the number of suspected measles deaths has reached 1,146, while the count of confirmed measles deaths remains at 105.
In the same 24-hour period, 1,316 new suspected measles cases were reported, pushing the total number of suspected cases across the country to 227,673. Additionally, 75 new confirmed cases of measles were identified, bringing the total number of laboratory-confirmed measles infections to 23,770.
Since March 15 of this year, 202,639 patients with suspected measles have been admitted to hospitals nationwide, with 194,399 of them having recovered, as per data from the DGHS.