Three children died with measles-like symptoms nationwide over the past 24 hours (from 8:00 a.m. Monday to 8:00 a.m. Tuesday). No one died of confirmed measles during this period.
The Directorate General of Health Services disclosed the figures in a bulletin Tuesday.
According to the directorate, a total of 918 children have died this year from measles and measles-like symptoms combined. Of these, 99 died of confirmed measles and 819 died with measles-like symptoms.
Over the past 24 hours, one death with measles-like symptoms was recorded in each of Sylhet, Habiganj, and Dhaka districts. During the same period, 59 people were confirmed to have measles. A total of 17,989 people have been confirmed infected with measles so far this year.
In addition, 1,002 people showed measles-like symptoms over the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of suspected infections to 144,780.
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