Dhaka, July 8 -- Bangladesh's measles outbreak continues to worsen, with three more children dying from measles-like symptoms in the past 24 hours on July 8, taking the country's combined total of confirmed and suspected measles-related deaths to 745.
According to Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) data, the number of suspected measles deaths has risen to 652, while laboratory-confirmed fatalities remain at 93.
Health authorities reported 796 new suspected measles cases during the latest reporting period, pushing the nationwide total to 108,180. A further 106 laboratory-confirmed infections were recorded, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 13,070.
Since March 15, some 91,270 patients with suspected measles have be...