Nine more children died with symptoms consistent with measles in the 24 hours to 8am on Thursday, pushing Bangladesh’s combined total of confirmed and suspected measles-related deaths to 698, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
The latest fatalities have been classified as suspected measles deaths, reports UNB.
With the new deaths, the number of suspected measles fatalities has risen to 605, while the number of laboratory-confirmed deaths remained unchanged at 93, the DGHS said.
The country also recorded 893 new suspected measles cases during the reporting period, taking the cumulative number of suspected infections nationwide to 96,653.
Meanwhile, 52 new laboratory-confirmed measles cases were reported, bringing the total number of confirmed infections to 11,442.
Since 10 April, a total of 80,497 patients with suspected measles have been admitted to hospitals across the country. Of them, 76,788 have recovered, according to DGHS data.
