Seven more children died in the past 24 hours till Tuesday morning—six from measles-related symptoms and one from a confirmed measles case.
In addition, Bangladesh recorded 868 new suspected cases and 122 confirmed cases of measles in a 24-hour span, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) bulletin.
The DGHS said that since 15 March, the total number of confirmed measles cases has stood at 13,735, while suspected cases have reached 113,244.
During the same period, 95 people have died from confirmed measles, while 671 deaths were reported among suspected cases.
Besides, a total of 92,383 patients have recovered so far, the DGHS said.
