Measles: 2 more children die in a day, suspected death toll hits 585

1,181 patients with measles symptoms have been admitted to hospitals across the country in a 24-hour count

Two more children with measles symptoms have died in a 24-hour period.

The death toll from confirmed measles cases stands at 90, while the toll has hit 495 among suspected measles cases.

Another 53 confirmed cases of the highly contagious disease have been logged in the 24 hours to 8am on Sunday, according to the regular bulletin from the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

Over this period, 1,324 patients with measles symptoms came to hospitals across the country. Of them, 1,181 patients were admitted.

So far, 70,936 people with measles symptoms have gone to hospitals for treatment since Mar 15. Of them, 9,049 cases have been confirmed by lab tests.

The Dhaka Division has seen the most deaths since the start of the measles outbreak in Bangladesh, recording 54 deaths from confirmed measles cases and 200 from suspected cases.

Dhaka also saw the highest number of hospitalisations in the 24-hour count, with 427. Rangpur saw the least with 29.