Measles death toll stands at 950 as 7 more children die in 24 hrs

Seven more children died with measles-like symptoms in 24 hours until 8:00am on Wednesday (26 Autust), 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.

Source: UNB NEWS