9 more children die with measles-like symptoms

Nine more children have died of measles-like symptoms across the country in 24 hours till 8:00am today, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), bringing Bangladesh’s combined tally of confirmed and suspected measles-related deaths to 698.

With the latest update, the number of suspected measles deaths has risen to 605, while the number of laboratory-confirmed measles deaths remained unchanged at 93, said the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

A total of 893 new suspected measles cases were reported during the 24-hour period, bringing the cumulative number of suspected cases nationwide to 96,653.

Meanwhile, 52 new confirmed measles cases were recorded, bringing the total number of laboratory-confirmed infections to 11,442.

Since April 10, a total of 80,497 patients with suspected measles have been hospitalised across the country, of whom 76,788 have recovered, according to DGHS data.