Meanwhile, 81 new confirmed cases were recorded.
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
Two more children died from measles-like symptoms in the 24 hours until 8am today (9 November), taking the combined toll of suspected and laboratory-confirmed measles-related deaths in Bangladesh to 1,284.
Of the total deaths, 1179 were suspected measles-related deaths, while 105 were confirmed through laboratory tests, according to the daily update from the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
A total of 1359 new suspected measles cases were reported during the 24-hour period, taking the cumulative number of suspected cases nationwide to 240199.
Meanwhile, 81 new confirmed cases were recorded, bringing the total number of such infections to 24523.
Since 15 March, a total of 214251 patients with suspected measles have been hospitalised across the country. Of them, 205383 have recovered, according to the DGHS.
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