Measles: Death toll at 759 as one more child dies
More than 95,000 patients requiring hospitalisation as the outbreak continues to spread across the country.
Highlights:
- Combined measles deaths climb to 759
- Suspected cases exceed 112,000 nationwide
- Confirmed infections rise above 13,600
One more child died with measles-like symptoms in the 24 hours until 8:00am today (13 July), raising Bangladesh's combined tally of confirmed and suspected measles-related deaths to 759.
According to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), the number of suspected measles deaths has reached 665, while laboratory-confirmed deaths now stand at 94.
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The country also recorded 896 new suspected measles cases during the reporting period, taking the cumulative number of suspected infections to 112,376.
Meanwhile, 113 new laboratory-confirmed cases were reported in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of confirmed measles infections to 13,613.
DGHS data show that since 15 March, a total of 95,196 patients with suspected measles have been hospitalised across the country.
Of them, 91,483 have recovered.
