Measles outbreak claims lives of over 900 children in five months

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Eight more children died from measles symptoms across Bangladesh in the past 24 hours, raising the combined death toll from measles and measles symptoms to 902 since March 15.

According to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) measles report released today, the latest deaths occurred between 8:00am Friday and 8:00am Saturday.

Of the total deaths, 803 were attributed to measles symptoms, while 99 children died after being diagnosed with measles.

During the past 24 hours, 728 children developed measles symptoms and 70 were diagnosed with measles, bringing the total number affected during the period to 798.

Six of the latest deaths occurred in Dhaka and two in Sylhet.

Since March 15, a total of 141,776 children have developed measles symptoms, while 17,800 have been diagnosed with measles. The combined number of affected children has reached 159,576.

During the same period, 119,089 children have recovered.

In the past 24 hours, 700 children were admitted to hospitals after contracting measles, while 549 recovered and were discharged.