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A total of 21.8 lakh children from the 30 upazilas and the four city corporations are targeted to be jabbed, while 1.58 crore children in the rest of the country are expected to be vaccinated, the ministry said.

The campaign launched on April 5 will continue until April 25, while the one that began on April 12 will end on May 12, Hasanul said.

The nationwide campaign, starting today, will run until May 20 in the city corporation areas and until May 12 in other parts of the country, he said.

He added that the shots will be administered from all fixed and outreach centres from 8:00am.

Meanwhile, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) recorded one more confirmed measles deaths in last 24 hours ending at 8:00am yesterday, taking the number to 36. The victim was from the Dhaka division.

Besides, the DGHS loggedthree more suspected deaths from the disease in the last 24 hours, rising the number to 181. The three deaths were reported in Dhaka, Rajshahi, and Barishal divisions.

In the 24-hour period, 165 more confirmed measles cases were reported, bringing the total number to 3,443. Some 1,197 suspected cases were recorded during the same time, increasing the number to 23,606.