Dhaka, May 1 -- In Bangladesh's worsening measles outbreak, four children died from measles-like symptoms in the country in the past 24 hours till 8 am on Friday, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
During the same period, over 1,170 patients with measles-like symptoms were admitted to hospitals nationwide.
Of these, 115 cases were laboratory-confirmed as measles.
Around 49 children have been confirmed dead from measles infections in the country, while 231 children succumbed to symptoms consistent with the disease.
As per DGHS data, between March 15 and May 1, a total of 5,146 measles cases were confirmed through laboratory testing, marking an increase of 115 cases, with majority of these appearing in Dhaka a...