Two children died with measles symptoms in Bangladesh in the past 24 hours, bringing the number of deaths from measles and measles symptoms since the outbreak began to 1,284. Over the same period, 1,440 more children fell ill with measles or its symptoms.
The figures were given in a press release from the Directorate General of Health Services’ control room on Monday.
It said 81 children were confirmed by tests to have measles in the past 24 hours, while 1,359 children were treated for measles symptoms.
According to the directorate, 1,179 children died with measles symptoms in the country between 15 March and 9 November this year. Over the same period, another 105 children died of test-confirmed measles.
The total number of suspected measles cases in the country has reached 240,199, of which 24,523 have been confirmed by tests. In all, 214,251 people have been admitted to hospital, and 205,383 of them have been discharged after treatment.
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