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Six more children died with measles-like symptoms across Bangladesh in the 24 hours until 8am on Wednesday, although no deaths from laboratory-confirmed measles were recorded during the period.
According to a report issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) on Wednesday (November 4), laboratory tests confirmed measles in 77 children over the past 24 hours.
Meanwhile, another 1,325 children received treatment at hospitals across the country with suspected measles symptoms.
The DGHS report said that from March 15 to November 4 this year, a total of 1,164 children had died with measles-like symptoms, while 105 others died after laboratory confirmation of the disease.
Of the six latest deaths, four were reported in Dhaka Division, one in Sylhet Division and one in Khulna Division. Four of the deceased were from Dhaka district.
The number of suspected measles cases has reached 234,148 across the country, of which 24,150 have been laboratory-confirmed.
So far, a total of 208,634 patients with measles or related symptoms have been admitted to hospitals. Of them, 199,894 have recovered and been discharged.
