A total of 870 new suspected measles cases were reported during the 24-hour period, bringing the cumulative number of suspected cases nationwide to 1,27,410.
A woman nebulises her child undergoing treatment for measles at a hospital. Photo: TBS
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A woman nebulises her child undergoing treatment for measles at a hospital. Photo: TBS
Five more children died from measles and measles-like symptoms in the 24 hours until 8am today (30 July), bringing Bangladesh’s combined tally of deaths to 835, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
With the latest update, the number of suspected measles deaths has risen to 739 while the number of laboratory-confirmed measles deaths has reached 96, according to a daily DGHS update.
A total of 870 new suspected measles cases were reported during the 24-hour period, bringing the cumulative number of suspected cases nationwide to 1,27,410.
Meanwhile, 135 new confirmed measles cases were recorded, bringing the total number of laboratory-confirmed infections to 15,878.
Since 15 March, a total of 1,10,182 patients with suspected measles have been hospitalised across the country, of whom 1,06,053 have recovered, according to DGHS data.
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