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Bangladesh reports 3 more suspected measles deaths
Three children died with measles-like symptoms in the 24 hours until 8:00am on Friday, bringing the country’s combined tally of confirmed and suspected measles-related deaths to 863 this year.
According to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), all the latest fatalities were suspected measles deaths.
With the latest update, the number of suspected measles deaths has risen to 767, while the number of laboratory-confirmed measles deaths remained unchanged at 96.
A total of 1,017 new suspected measles cases were reported during the 24-hour period, bringing the cumulative number of suspected cases nationwide to 134,655.
Meanwhile, 201 new confirmed measles cases were recorded, bringing the total number of laboratory-confirmed infections to 16,941, reports UNB.
Since March 15 this year, a total of 116,822 patients with suspected measles have been hospitalised across the country, of whom 112,525 have recovered, according to DGHS data.