7 more die with measles-like symptoms in 24 hours

Seven more children have died with measles-like symptoms in 24 hours till 8:00am today, raising the fatalities from the disease and symptoms in Bangladesh to 620.

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

With the latest figure, the total number of suspected measles deaths has reached 529, while the confirmed deaths remained unchanged at 91.

A total of 1,221 suspected measles cases were recorded in the 24 hours until this morning, bringing the overall total to 79,012.

During the same period, 66 new confirmed measles cases were reported, bringing the total number of confirmed infections to 9,686, according to the DGHS.