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Four more people have died from measles and suspected measles complications across Bangladesh in the past 24 hours, bringing the death toll this year to 991.
According to a Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) update issued on Saturday, 917 new suspected measles cases were reported during the same period.
Of the 991 deaths recorded since March 15, 100 were confirmed measles deaths, while 891 involved patients who died with suspected measles symptoms.
The DGHS said 843 new suspected measles cases were reported in the past 24 hours, taking the cumulative number of suspected infections to 163,105.
Since March 15, a total of 143,214 patients with measles symptoms have been admitted to hospitals nationwide. Of them, 137,921 have recovered and returned home.
