Measles: Combined confirmed, suspected deaths hit 750

Three children died with symptoms consistent with measles in the 24 hours until 8:00am on Friday, bringing Bangladesh’s combined tally of confirmed and suspected measles-related deaths to 750.

The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) has classified the latest deaths as suspected measles fatalities.

With the latest update, the number of suspected measles deaths has risen to 657, while the number of laboratory-confirmed measles deaths remained unchanged at 93.

A total of 901 new suspected measles cases were reported during the period, bringing the cumulative number of suspected cases nationwide to 109,899.

Meanwhile, 128 new confirmed measles cases were recorded, bringing the total number of laboratory-confirmed infections to 13,326.

Since March 15, a total of 92,831 patients with suspected measles have been hospitalised across the country, of whom 89,234 have recovered, according to DGHS data, reports UNB.