Measles outbreak: Death toll nears 1,100

As many as 1,099 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, 101 were from confirmed measles, while 998 deaths were reported among suspected cases, the health authorities said on Monday.

Bangladesh recorded three more deaths with measles-like symptoms and 1,214 suspected cases between 8am Sunday and 8am Monday, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

However, 96 cases of measles were confirmed during the same period, with no confirmed deaths reported.

The DGHS said that since 15 March, the total number of confirmed measles cases has stood at 21,308, while suspected cases have reached 189,255.

Besides, a total of 160,705 patients have recovered so far, the DGHS added.