Dhaka:Two children died with measles-like symptoms in the 24 hours ending at 800 am on Monday, increasing the country's combined tally of confirmed and suspected measles-related deaths to 1,284 this year.
According to United News of Bangladesh, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) has classified these recent fatalities as suspected measles deaths. With the latest figures, the total number of suspected measles deaths has reached 1,179, while confirmed deaths from measles remain at 105.
A total of 1,359 new suspected measles cases were reported during the same 24-hour period, pushing the cumulative number of suspected cases to 240,199 nationwide. In addition, 81 new confirmed measles cases were recorded, bringing the total number of laboratory-confirmed infections to 24,523.
Since March 15 this year, a total of 214,251 patients with suspected measles have been hospitalized across the country. Of these, 205,383 have recovered, as per DGHS data.