Four more children die with measles symptoms

Four more children died with measles-like symptoms in Bangladesh in the 24 hours to Saturday morning, while no deaths from confirmed measles were reported during the period.

The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) disclosed the information in a statement on Saturday. The figures cover the period from 8am on Friday to 8am on Saturday.

According to the DGHS, a total of 1,280 people have died from measles and measles-like symptoms in the country this year. Of them, 105 died from confirmed measles, while 1,175 died with measles-like symptoms.

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During the same period, 61 people tested positive for measles, taking the total number of confirmed cases to 24,355.

Meanwhile, 988 more people were identified with measles-like symptoms in the past 24 hours, raising the total number of suspected cases to 237,702.