10 more children die of measles, symptoms in 24hrs

Ten more children died in the past 24 hours till Sunday morning—nine from measles-related symptoms and one from a confirmed measles case.

In addition, Bangladesh recorded 1,166 new suspected cases and 95 confirmed cases of measles in a 24-hour span, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) health bulletin.

The DGHS said that since 15 March, the total number of confirmed measles cases has stood at 5,313, while suspected cases have reached 40,491.

During the same period, 50 people have died from confirmed measles, while 244 deaths were reported among suspected cases.

Besides, a total of 24,090 patients have recovered so far, the DGHS said.