Eight children died from-like symptoms in the 24 hours until 8am on Thursday, bringing Bangladesh’s combined tally of confirmed and suspected measles-related deaths to 779.
The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) classified all eight latest fatalities as suspected measles deaths.
With the new figures, the number of deaths linked to suspected measles has risen to 684, while laboratory-confirmed measles deaths remain at 95.
The DGHS report showed that 974 new suspected measles cases were recorded during the period, raising the total number of suspected cases across the country to 115,138 since 15 March.
Meanwhile, 197 new confirmed measles cases were reported, taking the total number of laboratory-confirmed infections to 14,104.
According to DGHS data, 97,819 patients with suspected measles have been admitted to hospitals nationwide since March 15. Of them, 94,275 have recovered and been discharged.
