Measles outbreak: Death toll nears 1,300

As many as 1,299 children have so far died from confirmed and suspected measles cases in Bangladesh, with no let-up in the country’s deadliest measles outbreak in decades as fatalities and infections continue to soar.

Among the deaths, 105 were from confirmed measles, while 1,194 deaths were reported among suspected cases, the health authorities said on Thursday.

Bangladesh recorded four more deaths with measles-like symptoms and 1,384 suspected cases between 8am Wednesday and 8am Thursday, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

However, 157 cases of measles were confirmed during the same period, with no confirmed deaths reported.

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The DGHS said that since 15 March, the total number of confirmed measles cases has stood at 24,880, while suspected cases have reached 244,291.

Besides, a total of 209,207 patients have recovered so far, the DGHS added.