Collected PhotoSix more children died from measles and measles-like symptoms in the 24 hours until 8am today (27 October), taking the combined toll of suspected and laboratory-confirmed measles-related deaths in Bangladesh to 1,240.
Of the total deaths, 1,135 were suspected measles-related deaths, while 105 were confirmed through laboratory tests, according to the daily update from the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
A total of 1,232 new suspected measles cases were reported during the 24-hour period, taking the cumulative number of suspected cases nationwide to 2,23,784.
Meanwhile, 63 new confirmed cases were recorded, bringing the total number of confirmed measles infections to 23,541.
Since 15 March, a total of 1,99,127 patients with suspected measles have been hospitalised across the country. Of them, 1,91,090 have recovered, according to the DGHS.
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