The number of suspected measles deaths has risen to 596.
A woman nebulises a child undergoing treatment for measles at a hospital. Photo: TBS
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A woman nebulises a child undergoing treatment for measles at a hospital. Photo: TBS
Three more children have died with symptoms consistent with measles in 24 hours until 8am today (24 June), bringing Bangladesh’s combined tally of confirmed and suspected measles-related deaths to 689.
The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) has classified the latest deaths as suspected measles fatalities.
With the latest update, the number of suspected measles deaths has risen to 596, while the number of laboratory-confirmed measles deaths remained unchanged at 93, it said.
A total of 996 new suspected measles cases were reported during the 24-hour period, bringing the cumulative number of suspected cases nationwide to 95,760.
Meanwhile, 93 new confirmed measles cases were recorded, bringing the total number of laboratory-confirmed infections to 11,390.
Since April 10, a total of 79,637patients with suspected measles have been hospitalised across the country, of whom 75,882 have recovered, according to DGHS data.
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