9 more children die, measles death toll crosses 350: DGHS

Nine more children have died from confirmed measles and measles-like symptoms in the last 24 hours. The death toll has now risen to 352 since the outbreak began.

The Directorate General of Health Services shared the information in its measles situation report on Saturday, May 9.

According to the health directorate, among the children who died between 8:00 am on Friday and 8:00 am on Saturday, three had confirmed measles and six had measles-like symptoms.

In the last 24 hours, 489 new confirmed measles cases were detected, while another 946 children showed measles-like symptoms. A total of 1,435 children have been infected in a single day.

According to data from the health directorate, three children died after being diagnosed with measles in Barishal. Additionally, among those with measles-like symptoms, three children died in Dhaka, two in Khulna and one in Sylhet.

Since March 15, a total of 291 children have died with measles-like symptoms, while another 61 children have died after being diagnosed with measles. The combined death toll now stands at 352.

Meanwhile, since March 15, a total of 47,656 children have shown measles-like symptoms across the country. Of them, 33,631 children have been hospitalised, and 29,746 have recovered and returned home.

The health directorate also reported that a total of 6,979 children have been diagnosed with confirmed measles during the same period.