United News of Bangladesh

Four children died with measles-like symptoms in the 24 hours until 8:00am on Thursday, bringing the country’s combined tally of confirmed and suspected measles-related deaths to 1,144 this year. The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) has classified all four latest fatalities as suspected measles deaths, saying no confirmed deaths from the highly contagious airborne disease were reported during the period. With this, the total number of suspected measles deaths has reached 1,040, while confirmed deaths from measles have remained the same at 104. A total of 1,332 new suspected measles cases were reported during the 24-hour period, taking the cumulative number of suspected cases nationwide to 201,625 Meanwhile, 96 new confirmed measles cases were recorded, pushing laboratory-confirmed infections to 22,116 Since March 15 this year, a total of 178,927 patients with suspected measles have been hospitalised across the country, of whom 171,680 have recovered, according to the DGHS.

Six more children died with measles and measles-like symptoms in 24 hours until 8:00am on Wednesday, bringing the country’s combined tally of confirmed and suspected measles-related deaths to 1140 this year. According to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), two were confirmed as measles-related while the remaining four were classified as suspected deaths. With this, the total number of confirmed deaths from measles has risen to 104 and suspected deaths to 1036. A total of 1280 new suspected measles cases were reported during the period, bringing the cumulative number of suspected cases nationwide to 200,293. Meanwhile, 110 new confirmed measles cases were recorded, bringing the total number of laboratory-confirmed infections to 22,020. Since March 15 this year, a total of 177,676 patients with suspected measles have been hospitalised across the country, of whom 170,473 have recovered, according to DGHS data.

Three children died with measles-like symptoms in the 24 hours until 8:00am on Monday, bringing the country’s combined tally of confirmed and suspected measles-related deaths to 1,128 this year. The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) has classified all three latest fatalities as suspected measles deaths, saying no confirmed deaths from the highly contagious airborne disease were reported during the period. With this, the total number of suspected measles deaths has reached 1,026, while confirmed deaths from measles have remained the same at 102. A total of 1,296 new suspected measles cases were reported during the 24-hour period, taking the cumulative number of suspected cases nationwide to 197,722. Meanwhile, 60 new confirmed measles cases were recorded, pushing laboratory-confirmed infections to 21,808. Since March 15 this year, a total of 175,336 patients with suspected measles have been hospitalised across the country, of whom 168,142 have recovered, according to the DGHS.

Eight more children died with measles-like symptoms in 24 hours until 8:00am on Saturday, bringing the country’s combined tally of confirmed and suspected measles-related deaths to 1122 this year. The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) has classified all eight latest fatalities as suspected measles deaths. With these, the total number of suspected measles deaths has reached 1020, while confirmed deaths from measles have remained the same at 102. A total of 1,109 new suspected measles cases were reported during the 24-hour period, bringing the cumulative number of suspected cases nationwide to 195,197. Meanwhile, 43 new confirmed measles cases were recorded, bringing the total number of laboratory-confirmed infections to 21,666. Since March 15 this year, a total of 173,024 patients with suspected measles have been hospitalised across the country, of whom 167,756 have recovered, according to DGHS data.

Five more children died with measles and measles-like symptoms in 24 hours until 8:00am on Thursday, bringing the country’s combined tally of confirmed and suspected measles-related deaths to 1081 this year. The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) has classified all six latest fatalities as suspected measles deaths. With these, the total number of suspected measles deaths has reached 980, while confirmed deaths from measles have remained the same at 101, it said. A total of 1,183 new suspected measles cases were reported during the 24-hour period, bringing the cumulative number of suspected cases nationwide to 184,632. Meanwhile, 100 new confirmed measles cases were recorded, bringing the total number of laboratory-confirmed infections to 20,951. Since March 15 this year, a total of 163,153 patients with suspected measles have been hospitalised across the country, of whom 156,744 have recovered, according to DGHS data.

Five more children died with measles and measles-like symptoms in 24 hours until 8:00am on Saturday, bringing the country’s combined tally of confirmed and suspected measles-related deaths to 1053 this year. According to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), one was confirmed as measles-related while the remaining four were classified as suspected deaths. With this, the total number of confirmed deaths from measles has risen to 101 and suspected deaths to 952. A total of 941 new suspected measles cases were reported during the 24-hour period, bringing the cumulative number of suspected cases nationwide to 178,666. Meanwhile, 79 new confirmed measles cases were recorded, bringing the total number of laboratory-confirmed infections to 20,474. Since March 15 this year, a total of 157,556 patients with suspected measles have been hospitalised across the country, of whom 151,395 have recovered, according to DGHS data.    

Eight more children died with measles-like symptoms in the 24 hours until 8:00am on Wednesday, bringing the country’s combined tally of confirmed and suspected measles-related deaths to 1,044 this year. The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) has classified all eight latest fatalities as suspected measles deaths. With these, the total number of suspected measles deaths has reached 944, while confirmed deaths from measles have remained the same at 100. A total of 1,239 new suspected measles cases were reported during the 24-hour period, bringing the cumulative number of suspected cases nationwide to175,198. Meanwhile, 81 new confirmed measles cases were recorded, bringing the total number of laboratory-confirmed infections to 20,282. Since March 15 this year, a total of 154,420 patients with suspected measles have been hospitalised across the country, of whom 148,465 have recovered, according to DGHS data.

Seven children died with measles-like symptoms in the 24 hours until 8:00am on Saturday, bringing the country’s combined tally of confirmed and suspected measles-related deaths to 1,019 this year. The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) has classified all seven latest fatalities as suspected measles deaths. With these, the total number of suspected measles deaths has reached 919, while confirmed deaths from measles have remained the same at 100. A total of 816 new suspected measles cases were reported during the 24-hour period, bringing the cumulative number of suspected cases nationwide to 170,638. Meanwhile, 39 new confirmed measles cases were recorded, bringing the total number of laboratory-confirmed infections to 20,006. Since March 15 this year, a total of 150,202 patients with suspected measles have been hospitalised across the country, of whom 144,485 have recovered, according to DGHS data.

Three more children died with measles-like symptoms in the 24 hours until 8:00am on Wednesday, taking the country’s combined number of confirmed and suspected measles-related deaths to 1002 this year. According to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), the latest fatalities were classified as suspected measles deaths. With this, the total number of suspected measles deaths has reached 902, while confirmed deaths from measles have remained the same at 100. A total of 1,119 new suspected measles cases were reported during the 24-hour period, bringing the cumulative number of suspected cases nationwide to 167,580. Meanwhile, 69 new confirmed measles cases were recorded, bringing the total number of laboratory-confirmed infections to 19,904. Since March 15 this year, a total of 147,393 patients with suspected measles have been hospitalised across the country, of whom141,819 have recovered, according to DGHS data.    

Five children died with measles-like symptoms in the 24 hours until 8:00am on Friday, bringing the country’s combined tally of confirmed and suspected measles-related deaths to 960 this year. The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) has classified all five latest fatalities as suspected measles deaths. With these, the total number of suspected measles deaths has reached 861, while confirmed deaths from measles have remained the same at 99. A total of 1,100 new suspected measles cases were reported during the 24-hour period, bringing the cumulative number of suspected cases nationwide to 154,792. Meanwhile, 70 new confirmed measles cases were recorded, bringing the total number of laboratory-confirmed infections to 18,796. Since March 15 this year, a total of 135,473 patients with suspected measles have been hospitalised across the country, of whom 130,457 have recovered, according to DGHS data.