Bangladesh recorded 1,327 new suspected cases and 69 laboratory-confirmed infections in the 24 hours until 8am today (5 November).
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
Three more children died from measles-like symptoms in the 24 hours until 8am today (5 November), taking the combined number of suspected and laboratory-confirmed measles-related deaths in Bangladesh to 1,272.
Of the total deaths, 1,167 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).
The country recorded 1,327 new suspected measles cases during the 24-hour period, taking the cumulative number to 235,475.
Meanwhile, 69 new laboratory-confirmed cases were reported, bringing the total number of confirmed infections to 24,219.
Since 15 March, a total of 209,854 patients with suspected measles have been hospitalised across the country. Of them, 201,153 have recovered, according to the DGHS.
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