Measles Outbreak Claims Five More Children in 24 Hours

Bangla Press Desk:  Five more children died in the past 24 hours till Wednesday morning—four from measles-related symptoms and one from a confirmed measles case.

In addition, Bangladesh recorded 941 new suspected cases and 84 confirmed cases of measles in a 24-hour span, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) bulletin.
The DGHS said that since 15 March, the total number of confirmed measles cases has stood at 17,469, while suspected cases have reached 139,125.

During the same period, 99 people have died from confirmed measles, while 786 deaths were reported among suspected cases.

Besides, a total of 116,827 patients have recovered so far, the DGHS said.