Bangladesh, May 10 -- Nine more children died from measles and related symptoms in a single 24-hour period ending Saturday morning, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) reported, as Bangladesh's devastating measles outbreak continues to claim young lives across the country.

During the same period, 769 patients with measles-like symptoms were admitted to hospitals nationwide, of which 489 were laboratory-confirmed measles cases.

The cumulative toll is stark. At least 61 children have died from confirmed measles infections so far this year.

A further 291 children have died showing symptoms consistent with measles. Between March 15 and May 8, laboratory testing confirmed 6,979 measles cases. Nationwide, 47,656 suspected cases...