Eight More Die With Measles Symptoms, Toll Reaches 1,155

Eight more children died with measles-like symptoms in the 24 hours until 8:00am on Saturday, bringing Bangladesh’s combined total of confirmed and suspected measles-related deaths to 1,155 this year.

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

With the latest deaths, the number of suspected measles-related fatalities has risen to 1,051, while confirmed deaths remain at 104.

During the same 24-hour period, 955 new suspected measles cases were reported, taking the cumulative number nationwide to 203,848.

Another 131 laboratory-confirmed cases were recorded, bringing the total number of confirmed infections to 22,328.

Since March 15 this year, a total of 180,945 patients with suspected measles have been hospitalised across the country. Of them, 173,454 have recovered, according to DGHS data.