Another child with measles symptoms dies, 126 new cases reported

The health authorities confirms 92 deaths from the disease since Mar 15

Another child with symptoms of measles has died in Bangladesh over the past 24 hours, with authorities logging 126 new cases.

The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said in its regular bulletin on Friday that a total of 92 people died from confirmed infections since Mar 15.

The health directorate said another 551 people died with symptoms of the highly infectious disease.

Among those with suspected measles, the highest number of deaths -- 232 -- occurred in the Dhaka Division, followed by 86 deaths in the Rajshahi Division.

Over the past 24 hours, 1,027 people with measles symptoms sought treatment at hospitals, of whom 878 were admitted.

The highest number of hospital admissions with symptoms was recorded in Dhaka over the last 24 hours, with the capital seeing 309 admissions; Rangpur registered the lowest -- 16.

With these latest figures, the total number of suspected measles cases in the country has reached 84,266, as the total number of confirmed measles cases stands at 10,185.