UNB

Three children died with symptoms consistent with measles in the 24 hours until 8:00am on Saturday, bringing Bangladesh’s combined tally of confirmed and suspected measles-related deaths to 753.

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 660, while the number of laboratory-confirmed measles deaths remained unchanged at 93.

A total of 702 new suspected measles cases were reported during the period, bringing the cumulative number of suspected cases nationwide to 110,601.

Meanwhile, 84 new confirmed measles cases were recorded, bringing the total number of laboratory-confirmed infections to 13,410.

Since March 15, a total of 93,491 patients with suspected measles have been hospitalised across the country, of whom 89,762 have recovered, according to DGHS data.