Dhaka: Three children died with measles-like symptoms in the past 24 hours until 8:00am on Friday, raising concerns as the country’s combined tally of confirmed and suspected measles-related deaths reached 863 this year.

According to United News of Bangladesh, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) confirmed that all the recent fatalities were suspected measles deaths. The latest update brings the number of suspected measles deaths to 767, while the number of laboratory-confirmed measles deaths remains at 96.

In the same 24-hour period, health officials reported 1,017 new suspected measles cases, increasing the nationwide cumulative number of suspected cases to 134,655. Additionally, 201 new confirmed measles cases were recorded, raising the total number of laboratory-confirmed infections to 16,941.

Since March 15, a total of 116,822 patients with suspected measles have been hospitalized across Bangladesh. Of these, 112,525 patients have recovered, based on DGHS data.