As many as 997 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, 100 were from confirmed measles, while 897 deaths were reported among suspected cases, the health authorities said on Monday.
Bangladesh recorded three more deaths with measles-like symptoms and 1,156 suspected cases between 8am Sunday and 8am Monday, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) bulletin.
However, 60 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 19,756, while suspected cases have reached 165,304.
Besides, a total of 139,831 patients have recovered so far, the DGHS added.
