Bangladesh has reported three more deaths of children with symptoms consistent with measles in the 24 hours leading up to 8am on Monday, taking the country’s combined total of confirmed and suspected measles-related deaths to 741.
The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said the latest fatalities have been classified as suspected measles deaths.
With the new figures, the number of suspected measles deaths has risen to 648, while confirmed deaths remain unchanged at 93, according to DGHS data.
During the same reporting period, 947 new suspected measles cases were recorded, bringing the total number of suspected infections nationwide to 106,565.
In addition, 159 new laboratory-confirmed cases were reported, raising the total number of confirmed measles infections to 12,791.
DGHS data further showed that since 15 March, a total of 89,734 patients with suspected measles have been hospitalised across the country, of whom 86,062 have recovered.
