Suspected measles deaths rise to 909, while laboratory-confirmed deaths reach 100.
Amid a severe measles outbreak in Dhaka, a large number of children are receiving treatment at the DNCC COVID-19 Dedicated Hospital in Mohakhali, where new cases are rising daily, and patients are being referred from various hospitals. Photo: Mehedi Hasan
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Amid a severe measles outbreak in Dhaka, a large number of children are receiving treatment at the DNCC COVID-19 Dedicated Hospital in Mohakhali, where new cases are rising daily, and patients are being referred from various hospitals. Photo: Mehedi Hasan
Seven more children died from measles-like symptoms across Bangladesh in the 24 hours to 8am today (10 September), taking the combined number of confirmed and suspected measles-related deaths to 1,009, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
With the latest deaths, the number of suspected measles fatalities has risen to 909, while laboratory-confirmed measles deaths have reached 100.
The DGHS recorded 1,165 new suspected measles cases in the latest 24-hour period, bringing the cumulative number of suspected cases nationwide to 1,68,745.
Meanwhile, 29 new laboratory-confirmed cases were reported, taking the total number of confirmed measles infections to 19,933.
Since 15 March, a total of 1,48,505 patients with suspected measles have been hospitalised across the country. Of them, 1,42,888 have recovered, according to DGHS data.
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