Three more children have died with symptoms consistent with measles in 24 hours until 8am today ( 23 June), taking Bangladesh's combined tally of confirmed and suspected measles-related deaths to 686.
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 593, while the number of laboratory-confirmed measles deaths remained unchanged at 93, it said.
A total of 1,009 new suspected measles cases were reported during the 24-hour period, taking the cumulative number of suspected cases nationwide to 94,764.
Meanwhile, 126 new confirmed measles cases were recorded, bringing the total number of laboratory-confirmed infections to 11,297.
According to the latest health bulletin, 94,764 suspected measles cases have been identified nationwide so far. Of these 74,971 patients have already been discharged after receiving treatment.
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