Bangladesh, Aug. 7 -- Six more children died with measles-like symptoms in the 24 hours until 8:00am on Thursday, taking Bangladesh's combined total of confirmed and suspected measles-related deaths to 860 this year, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).Geographic Reference

The latest deaths were all classified as suspected measles fatalities, while laboratory-confirmed deaths remained unchanged.

The DGHS said all six children who died during the latest reporting period were recorded as suspected measles deaths.

With the latest update, the number of suspected measles deaths has increased to 764, while the number of laboratory-confirmed deaths remained at 96. The outbreak also continued to spread, with 733 new...