Bangladesh reports 1,201 child deaths with suspected measles

The number of children who have died with suspected measles during the outbreak in Bangladesh has reached 1,201. The outbreak has been ongoing since the middle of March.

The figure covers child deaths in which measles was suspected. It therefore refers to deaths recorded with suspected measles, rather than deaths definitively attributed to the disease.

The total number of children who have died with suspected measles during the outbreak now stands at 1,201. The available details state that the outbreak has continued since mid-March and that the reported number of suspected-measles child deaths has reached this figure.