3 more die with suspected measles, toll reaches 745

Three more patients 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 745.

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 652, while the number of laboratory-confirmed measles deaths remained unchanged at 93.

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1 more child dies with measles-like symptoms

A total of 796 new suspected measles cases were reported during the period, bringing the cumulative number of suspected cases nationwide to 108,180.

Meanwhile, 106 new confirmed measles cases were recorded, bringing the total number of laboratory-confirmed infections to 13,070.

Since March 15, a total of 91,270 patients with suspected measles have been hospitalised across the country, of whom 87,628 have recovered, according to DGHS data.