Bangladesh, Oct. 13 -- Two more children died with measles-like symptoms in Bangladesh in the 24 hours to 8:00am on Monday, taking the combined number of confirmed and suspected measles-related deaths to 1,164 this year, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
Both latest fatalities were classified as suspected measles deaths, raising the suspected death toll to 1,060. The number of confirmed measles deaths remained unchanged at 104.
The DGHS also recorded 1,269 new suspected measles cases during the reporting period, bringing the nationwide total to 206,297.
Meanwhile, 152 new laboratory-confirmed infections were reported, taking the cumulative number of confirmed measles cases to 22,573.
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