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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.  

Three children died of measles-like symptoms in Sylhet division in the last 24 hours till Friday morning, taking the total number of deaths from the disease and related symptoms in the division to 151 this year. During the same period, six new measles cases were confirmed, raising the total number of confirmed cases in the division to 1,031 this year, according to the Office of the Sylhet Divisional Director of Health. According to the report, two children died while undergoing treatment for measles-like symptoms at Shaheed Shamsuddin Ahmed Hospital. One of them was five months old and the other was 11 months old. Another nine-month-old child died while undergoing treatment at Sylhet MAG Osmani Medical College Hospital. Meanwhile, 128 new patients with measles-like symptoms were admitted to different hospitals across the division during the same period. Of them, 59 were admitted to Shaheed Shamsuddin Ahmed Hospital, 60 to Osmani Medical College Hospital and nine to Moulvibazar Sadar Hospital. Currently, 356 suspected measles patients are receiving treatment at hospitals across the division. According to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), 141 people died in the division this year after developing measles-like symptoms, while 10 deaths have been recorded among confirmed measles patients.

Five more 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 955 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 856, while confirmed deaths from measles have remained the same at 99, it said. A total of 956 new suspected measles cases were reported during the 24-hour period, bringing the cumulative number of suspected cases nationwide to153,692. Meanwhile, 75 new confirmed measles cases were recorded, bringing the total number of laboratory-confirmed infections to 18,726. Since March 15 this year, a total of 134,437 patients with suspected measles have been hospitalised across the country, of whom 129,489 have recovered, according to DGHS data.

Seven more children died with 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 950 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 851, while confirmed deaths from measles have remained the same at 99, it said. A total of 1,098 new suspected measles cases were reported during the 24-hour period, bringing the cumulative number of suspected cases nationwide to152,736. Meanwhile, 73 new confirmed measles cases were recorded, bringing the total number of laboratory-confirmed infections to 18,651. Since March 15 this year, a total of 133,573 patients with suspected measles have been hospitalised across the country, of whom 128,765 have recovered, according to DGHS data.

Five children died with measles-like symptoms in the 24 hours until 8:00am on Tuesday, bringing the country’s combined tally of confirmed and suspected measles-related deaths to 943 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 844, while confirmed deaths from measles have remained the same at 99, it said. A total of 986 new suspected measles cases were reported during the 24-hour period, bringing the cumulative number of suspected cases nationwide to151,638. Meanwhile, 91 new confirmed measles cases were recorded, bringing the total number of laboratory-confirmed infections to 18,578. Since March 15 this year, a total of 132,554 patients with suspected measles have been hospitalised across the country, of whom 127,811 have recovered, according to DGHS data.  

Four more children died with 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 922 this year. The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) has classified all four latest fatalities as suspected measles deaths. With this, the total number of suspected measles deaths has reached 823, while confirmed deaths from measles have remained unchanged at 99. A total of 931 new suspected measles cases were reported during the period, taking the number of suspected cases nationwide to 145,711. Meanwhile, 87 new confirmed measles cases were recorded during the period, bringing the total number of laboratory-confirmed infections to 18,076. Since March 15 this year, a total of 127,076 patients with suspected measles have been hospitalised across the country, of whom 122,805 have recovered, according to DGHS data.