Six more children die in measles outbreak

Six more children died in the measles outbreak over the past 24 hours till Wednesday morning, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

Among the fatalities, four died with measles-related symptoms, while two died from confirmed measles infections.

In addition, Bangladesh recorded 1,280 new suspected cases and 110 confirmed cases of measles in a 24-hour span.

The DGHS said that since 15 March, the total number of confirmed measles cases has stood at 22,020, while suspected cases have reached 200,293.

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During the same period, 104 people have died from confirmed measles, while 1,036 deaths were reported among suspected cases, bringing the total fatalities to 1,140.

Besides, a total of 170,473 patients have recovered so far, the DGHS said.