Bangladesh, June 3 -- Measles infection in the country seems not to be coming under control at all. The statistics of child mortality are also only getting longer.
According to a news report of this newspaper on Tuesday, the overall death toll from the ongoing outbreak to 588 since March 15 as three more children died from suspected measles in last 24 hours till 8:00am on Monday.
The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said that of the total deaths recorded since the outbreak began, 498 were suspected measles and 90 laboratory-confirmed.
As a result, the latest suspected deaths were reported from Sylhet, Mymensingh and Khulna districts.
So far, the country reported 1,134 new suspected cases during the period, raising the cumul...