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Four more children died with measles-like symptoms across Bangladesh in the 24 hours to 8am Wednesday, pushing the combined number of confirmed and suspected measles-related deaths to 922 this year.
The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) classified all four latest deaths as suspected measles fatalities.
The number of suspected measles deaths has now risen to 823, while confirmed deaths remain at 99.
During the same period, 931 new suspected measles cases were reported, taking the nationwide total to 145,711. Another 87 laboratory-confirmed cases were recorded, bringing the total number of confirmed infections to 18,076.
According to DGHS data, 127,076 people with suspected measles have been hospitalised nationwide since March 15. Of them, 122,805 have recovered.