Six more children died in the past 24 hours till Tuesday morning—four from measles-related symptoms and two from confirmed cases.
In addition, Bangladesh recorded 1,186 new suspected cases and 259 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 5,726, while suspected cases have reached 42,979.
During the same period, 54 people have died from confirmed measles, while 263 deaths have been reported among suspected cases.
Besides, a total of 26,368 patients have recovered so far, the DGHS said.
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