Two more children died from measles-like symptoms in the 24 hours until 8am on Thursday, taking Bangladesh’s combined number of confirmed and suspected measles-related deaths to 805.
According to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), suspected measles deaths have risen to 710, while laboratory-confirmed deaths stand at 95.
The country recorded 848 new suspected measles cases during the 24-hour period, raising the total number of suspected cases nationwide to 121,200.
Meanwhile, 166 new laboratory-confirmed cases were reported, bringing the total number of confirmed measles infections to 15,007.
Since 15 March, a total of 103,863 patients with suspected measles have been hospitalised across the country, according to DGHS data. Of them, 100,188 have recovered.
