Bangladesh records 5 more measles-related deaths in 24 hours

Five more patients died of confirmed measles and measles-like symptoms across the country in 24 hours till 8:00am today, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

The DGHS said four children died from measles-like symptoms, while one child died of confirmed measles during the period.

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During the same period, 969 new measles and suspected measles cases were reported across the country.

Of them, 90 were confirmed measles cases while 879 were children with measles-like symptoms, a DGHS press release said today.

Since March 15, a total of 111,480 suspected measles cases and 13,500 confirmed measles cases have been recorded across the country.

Since March 15, a total of 758 children have died from measles and measles-like symptoms across the country. Of them, 664 died with measles-like symptoms, while 94 died of confirmed measles.