Eight more children died across the country with symptoms of measles in the past 24 hours. The latest deaths bring the number of confirmed measles deaths this year to 100, while 944 people have died with measles-like symptoms. In total, 1,044 children have died from confirmed measles or measles-like symptoms so far this year.

The information was disclosed in the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) regular health bulletin on Wednesday (September 16).

According to the bulletin, three people died with measles symptoms in Sylhet division—the highest among all divisions—during the 24-hour period from 8am Tuesday to 8am Wednesday.

During the same period, another 1,320 children were admitted to hospitals across the country with measles or measles-like symptoms. Of them, 509 were admitted in Dhaka division, 29 in Rajshahi, 194 in Sylhet, 286 in Chattogram, 125 in Barishal, 63 in Mymensingh, 97 in Khulna and 17 in Rangpur.

According to DGHS data, a total of 154,420 patients with measles-like symptoms have been admitted to hospitals across the country since March 15 this year. Of them, 148,465 have received treatment and returned home.

The DGHS said the number of suspected measles cases in the country has reached 175,198 since March 15. Of these, 20,282 children have been confirmed to have measles.