5 more die with measles-like symptoms, combined toll now 854

The Daily Star BD Health reports that five more individuals have succumbed to measles-like symptoms in Bangladesh, raising the cumulative count of measles-related fatalities to 854 for the year. According to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), all these fatalities are suspected measles deaths, bringing the total number of suspected measles deaths to 758, while the laboratory-confirmed measles deaths remain at 96.

In the past 24 hours, 959 new suspected measles cases were reported, increasing the cumulative number of suspected cases nationwide to 132,905, with 124 new confirmed measles cases recorded, raising the total number of laboratory-confirmed infections to 16,655. Since March 15, 115,234 patients with suspected measles have been hospitalized across the country, with 111,005 recovering, as per DGHS data.

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