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Bangladesh records 6 more suspected measles deaths
Bangladesh recorded 309 deaths from measles and related symptoms in May alone while six more children died in 24 hours till 8:00am on Tuesday, pushing the overall death toll to 594 since mid-March, according to official data.
The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) has classified the latest casualties as suspected.
With the latest figure, the total number of suspected measles deaths has reached 504, while the confirmed deaths remained the same at 90, it added.
A total of 1,292 suspected measles cases were recorded in 24 hours till Tuesday morning, taking the overall suspected cases to 73,362.
During the same period, 42 new confirmed measles cases were reported, bringing the total number of confirmed infections to 9,136, reports UNB.
Since March 15, a total of 59,106 suspected measles patients were hospitalised, of whom 54,812 have recovered, according to the DGHS data.