Dhaka, July 15 -- Five children died with symptoms consistent with measles in the 24 hours until 8:00am on Wednesday, bringing Bangladesh's combined tally of confirmed and suspected measles-related deaths to 772.

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

With the latest update, the number of suspected measles deaths has risen to 676, while the number of laboratory-confirmed measles deaths remained unchanged at 95.

A total of 920 new suspected measles cases were reported during the period, bringing the cumulative number of suspected cases nationwide to 114,164.

Meanwhile, 172 new confirmed measles cases were recorded, bringing the total number of laboratory-confi...