Three more children died with measles symptoms across Bangladesh in the past 24 hours. According to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), the total number of deaths linked to measles and its symptoms has reached 925 since March 15. Of them, 99 died after being diagnosed with measles, while 826 died with measles-like symptoms.

The information was disclosed in the DGHS’s regular measles situation report published on Thursday (August 20).

According to the report, two children died with measles symptoms in the Dhaka division over the past 24 hours. Another child died with similar symptoms in the Sylhet division during the same period.

Meanwhile, 68 new measles cases were confirmed across the country in the past 24 hours. During the same period, another 1,004 people developed symptoms associated with the disease.

From March 15 through Thursday, a total of 146,715 people across the country had developed measles symptoms, while 18,144 people had been confirmed as having measles.

The DGHS report also said that 128,026 people had been hospitalized with measles or related symptoms since March 15. Of them, 123,684 have recovered and been discharged from hospitals.