Dhaka, June 30 -- Two more children have died with symptoms consistent with measles in 24 hours until 8:00am on Tuesday, bringing Bangladesh's combined tally of confirmed and suspected measles-related deaths to 718.

The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) has classified the latest deaths as suspected measles fatalities.

Measles, symptoms: Death toll rises to 716; suspected cases cross 1 lakh

With the latest update, the number of suspected measles deaths has risen to 635, while the number of laboratory-confirmed measles deaths remained unchanged at 93, it said.

A total of 866 new suspected measles cases were reported during the 24-hour period, bringing the cumulative number of suspected cases nationwide to 101,077

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