Seventeen children died from measles and measles-like syndrome in 24 hours between 8am yesterday and 8am today (4 May), highest in a single day, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
During the same period, 1,456 patients with measles-like symptoms were admitted to hospitals nationwide.
Of these, 154 cases were laboratory-confirmed as measles.
So far this year, at least 52 children have died from confirmed measles infections in Bangladesh. In addition, 259 children have died with symptoms consistent with measles.
DGHS data shows that between 15 March and 4 May, a total of 5,467 measles cases were confirmed through laboratory testing.
According to the latest health bulletin, 41,793 suspected measles cases have been identified nationwide. Of these 25,151 patients have already been discharged after receiving treatment.
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