According to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), the number of suspected measles deaths has risen to 721 while the number of laboratory-confirmed measles deaths has reached 95.
Child under treatment for measles at DNCC Covid-19 dedicated hospital in the capital. Photo: Mehedi Hasan
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Child under treatment for measles at DNCC Covid-19 dedicated hospital in the capital. Photo: Mehedi Hasan
Six more child died from measles-like symptoms in 24 hours until 8am today (25 July), bringing Bangladesh’s combined tally of confirmed and suspected measles-related deaths to 816.
According to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), the number of suspected measles deaths has risen to 721 while the number of laboratory-confirmed measles deaths has reached 95.
During the same period, a total of 613 new suspected measles cases were reported during the 24-hour period, bringing the cumulative number of suspected cases nationwide to 1,22,763.
Meanwhile, 78 new confirmed measles cases were recorded, bringing the total number of laboratory-confirmed infections to 15,272.
DGHS data show that since 15 march, a total of 1,05,298 patients with suspected measles have been hospitalised across the country, of whom 1,01,535 have recovered, according to DGHS data.
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