Measles death toll reaches 1,044 as 8 more children die in 24 hours

Eight more children died from measles-like symptoms in the 24 hours until 8am today (16 September), bringing Bangladesh’s combined tally of confirmed and suspected measles-related deaths to 1,044.

With the latest update, the number of suspected measles deaths has risen to 944, while the number of laboratory-confirmed measles deaths has reached 100.

A total of 1,239 new suspected measles cases were reported during the 24 hours, bringing the cumulative number of suspected cases nationwide to 175,198.

Meanwhile, 81 new confirmed measles cases were recorded, bringing the total number of laboratory-confirmed infections to 20,282.

Since 15 March, a total of 154,420 patients with suspected measles have been hospitalised across the country, of whom 148,465 have recovered, according to data from the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).