STAFF CORRESPONDENT

Seven more children died from measles and measles-like symptoms in 24 hours till 8:00am yesterday, taking the total number of confirmed and suspected measles deaths to 343.

Of the seven, one is a confirmed measles death, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

With the lone death, the number of confirmed deaths rose to 58. The death was reported from Barishal division, according to the DGHS.

With six more suspected measles deaths reported during the same period, the total number of suspected deaths is now 285.

Of the latest deaths, three were reported from Sylhet division, while two were reported from Dhaka and one from the Khulna division.

During the same period, 282 new confirmed cases were reported, bringing the total to 6,490.

Besides, the DGHS recorded 1,212 new suspected cases in 24 hours, bringing the total to 46,710.