Dhaka, June 10 -- Eight more children have died from measles-like symptoms in 24 hours until 8:00 am on Wednesday, raising Bangladesh's combined tally of confirmed and suspected measles-related deaths to 639.

According to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), the latest eight deaths have been classified as suspected measles fatalities, UNB reports.

With the latest update, the number of suspected measles deaths has risen to 547, while the number of laboratory-confirmed measles deaths remains unchanged at 92.

A total of 945 new suspected measles cases were reported during the 24-hour period, taking the cumulative number of suspected cases nationwide to 82,029.

Meanwhile, 94 new confirmed measles cases were recorded, bringin...