Bangladesh has recorded more than 107,000 suspected measles cases and nearly 13,000 laboratory-confirmed infections.
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
One more child died with measles-like symptoms in the 24 hours until 8am today (7 July), bringing Bangladesh’s combined tally of confirmed and suspected measles-related deaths to 742, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
With the latest update, the number of suspected measles deaths has risen to 649, while 93 deaths have been laboratory-confirmed.
During the same period, 819 new suspected measles cases were reported, raising the cumulative nationwide total to 107,384.
Meanwhile, 173 new laboratory-confirmed cases were recorded, bringing the total number of confirmed measles infections to 12,964.
According to DGHS data, 90,522 patients with suspected measles have been hospitalised across the country since 15 March, of whom 86,844 have recovered.
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