2 more death in measles

Two more children died with measles-like symptoms in the 24 hours until 8:00am on Thursday, raising Bangladesh’s combined tally of confirmed and suspected measles-related deaths to 805.

According to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), the latest fatalities have been classified as suspected measles deaths.

With the latest update, the number of suspected measles deaths has increased to 710, while the number of laboratory-confirmed measles deaths remains unchanged at 95.

During the reporting period, 848 new suspected measles cases were reported, taking the cumulative number of suspected cases nationwide to 121,200.

Meanwhile, 166 new confirmed measles cases were recorded, raising the total number of laboratory-confirmed infections to 15,007.

Since March 15, a total of 103,863 patients with suspected measles have been hospitalised across the country, of whom 100,188 have recovered, according to DGHS data.