Four more die with measles symptoms in past 24 hours

Four more children have died with measles-like symptoms in Bangladesh in the past 24 hours till Friday morning, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

With the new fatalities, the total death cases rose to 670. Of these, 93 laboratory-confirmed while 577 deaths were reported as suspected measles cases. 

A total of 1,078 new suspected measles cases were recorded during the 24-hour period, taking the cumulative number of suspected cases nationwide to 90,982.

Meanwhile, 96 new confirmed measles cases were reported, bringing the total number of laboratory-confirmed infections to 10,869.

Since 15 March, a total of 75,156 patients with suspected measles have been hospitalised across the country. Of them, 71,396 have recovered, according to DGHS data.