Three more children have died with measles-like symptoms in Bangladesh in the 24 hours leading up to 8:00am on Tuesday, taking the combined number of confirmed and suspected measles-related deaths to 1,204 this year.
The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) classified all three latest fatalities as suspected measles deaths, reports UNB.
With the latest figures, suspected measles deaths have reached 1,100, while the number of confirmed deaths remains unchanged at 104.
A total of 1,217 new suspected measles cases were reported during the 24-hour period, bringing the cumulative number of suspected cases nationwide to 215,768.
Meanwhile, 42 new laboratory-confirmed cases were recorded, taking the total number of confirmed measles infections to 23,199.
According to the DGHS, since March 15 this year, a total of 191,761 patients with suspected measles have been hospitalised across the country. Of them, 184,168 have recovered.