Eleven more children died in the past 24 hours till Tuesday morning—nine from measles-related symptoms and two from confirmed measles cases.
In addition, Bangladesh recorded 1,264 new suspected cases and 73 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 7,929, while suspected cases have reached 56,586.
During the same period, 77 people have died from confirmed measles, while 398 deaths were reported among suspected cases.
Besides, a total of 40,090 patients have recovered so far, the DGHS said.
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