5 more die with suspected measles, combined toll reaches 771

Five children died with symptoms consistent with measles in 24 hours until 8:00am today, bringing Bangladesh's combined tally of confirmed and suspected measles-related deaths to 771.

The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) has classified the latest deaths as suspected measles fatalities.

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With the latest update, the number of suspected measles deaths has risen to 676, while the number of laboratory-confirmed measles deaths remained unchanged at 95.

A total of 920 new suspected measles cases were reported during the period, bringing the cumulative number of suspected cases nationwide to 114,164.

Meanwhile, 172 new confirmed measles cases were recorded, bringing the total number of laboratory-confirmed infections to 13,907.

Since March 15, a total of 96,878 patients with suspected measles have been hospitalised across the country, of whom 93,260 have recovered, according to DGHS data.