Two more children died with symptoms consistent with measles in the 24 hours to 8am today (8 November), taking the combined toll of suspected and laboratory-confirmed measles-related deaths in Bangladesh to 1,282.
Of the total deaths, 1,177 were suspected measles-related deaths, while 105 were confirmed through laboratory tests, according to the daily update of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
The DGHS reported 1,138 new suspected measles cases during the 24 hours. The cumulative number of suspected cases nationwide has now reached 2,38,840.
In the same period, 87 new confirmed cases were recorded, bringing the total number of confirmed infections to 24,442.
Since 15 March, 2,12,979 patients with suspected measles have been admitted to hospitals across the country. Of them, 2,04,049 have recovered, the DGHS said.
