A total of 1,351 new suspected and 113 laboratory-confirmed measles cases were recorded in 24 hours.
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
Six children died from symptoms consistent with measles in the 24 hours to 8am today (11 November), taking the combined toll of suspected and laboratory-confirmed measles-related deaths in Bangladesh to 1,295.
Of the total number of deaths, 1,190 were suspected measles-related deaths, while 105 were confirmed through laboratory tests, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
A total of 1,351 new suspected measles cases were reported during the 24 hours, taking the cumulative number of suspected cases nationwide to 2,42,907.
Meanwhile, 113 new confirmed cases were recorded, bringing the total number of such infections to 24,723.
Since 15 March, 2,16,806 patients with suspected measles have been hospitalised across the country. Of them, 2,07,903 have recovered, according to the DGHS.
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