A total of 1221 new suspected measles cases were reported during the 24-hour period.
Children receive treatment during Bangladesh’s measles outbreak. Photo: Mehedi Hasan/TBS
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Children receive treatment during Bangladesh’s measles outbreak. Photo: Mehedi Hasan/TBS
Four more children died from measles-like symptoms in 24 hours until 8am today (30 September), bringing Bangladesh’s combined tally of confirmed and suspected measles-related deaths to 1108.
With the latest update, the number of suspected measles deaths has risen to 1007 while the number of laboratory-confirmed measles deaths has reached 101, according to the daily update from the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
A total of 1221 new suspected measles cases were reported during the 24-hour period, bringing the cumulative number of suspected cases nationwide to 191731.
Meanwhile, 128 new confirmed measles cases were recorded, bringing the total number of laboratory-confirmed infections to 21520.
Since 15 March, a total of 169800 patients with suspected measles have been hospitalised across the country, of whom 162873 have recovered, according to DGHS data.
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