Eleven more children died in the past 24 hours till Sunday morning—seven from measles-related symptoms and four from confirmed measles cases.
In addition, Bangladesh recorded 1,503 new suspected cases and 205 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 6,819, while suspected cases have reached 49,159.
During the same period, 65 people have died from confirmed measles, while 344 deaths were reported among suspected cases.
Besides, a total of 30,862 patients have recovered so far, the DGHS said.
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