Two more children have died with symptoms consistent with measles in 24 hours until 8:00am on Tuesday, bringing Bangladesh’s combined tally of confirmed and suspected measles-related deaths to 718.
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 635, while the number of laboratory-confirmed measles deaths remained unchanged at 93, it said.
A total of 866 new suspected measles cases were reported during the 24-hour period, bringing the cumulative number of suspected cases nationwide to 101,077.
Meanwhile, 114 new confirmed measles cases were recorded, bringing the total number of laboratory-confirmed infections to 11,965.
Since April 10, a total of 84,627 patients with suspected measles have been hospitalised across the country, of whom 80,974 have recovered, according to DGHS data.