Four more die with measles-like symptoms, bringing combined toll to 983
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- Four children died with suspected measles in the 24 hours to 8 a.m., raising the combined confirmed and suspected death toll to 983 this year.
- Health authorities reported 1,034 new suspected cases and 63 laboratory-confirmed infections, bringing cumulative totals to 160,184 suspected and 19,447 confirmed cases.
- Since March 15, 140,472 suspected patients have been hospitalized, including 135,417 who have recovered.
Four children died with measles-like symptoms in Bangladesh during the 24 hours to 8 a.m., according to the Directorate General of Health Services. The agency classified all four deaths as suspected measles fatalities.
The latest deaths brought the country’s combined confirmed and suspected measles-related toll to 983 this year. Suspected deaths now total 884, while confirmed deaths remain at 99.
DGHS also recorded 1,034 new suspected cases and 63 new laboratory-confirmed infections during the same period. The cumulative number of suspected cases has reached 160,184, and confirmed infections total 19,447.
Since March 15, 140,472 people with suspected measles have been hospitalized nationwide. DGHS data shows that 135,417 of them have recovered.
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