The latest DGHS update records 1,316 new suspected cases and 75 laboratory-confirmed infections in 24 hours.
Children receive treatment during Bangladesh’s measles outbreak. File Photo/Mehedi Hasan
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Children receive treatment during Bangladesh’s measles outbreak. File Photo/Mehedi Hasan
The health directorate recorded the deaths of two children with measles-like symptoms in the 24 hours preceding 8am today (30 October), taking Bangladesh’s combined toll of confirmed and suspected measles-related deaths to 1,251.
Of the total, 105 deaths were confirmed through laboratory tests, while 1,146 were classified as suspected measles-related deaths, according to data from the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
During the same period, 1,316 new suspected measles cases were reported, taking the nationwide tally to 227,673.
Another 75 laboratory-confirmed cases were recorded, bringing the total number of confirmed measles infections to 23,770.
Since 15 March, when authorities began issuing regular updates, the DGHS has recorded 202,639 hospital admissions with suspected measles.
Of them, 194,399 have recovered, according to the latest DGHS data.
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