Three more children died with symptoms consistent with measles in the 24 hours until 8:00am on Monday, taking Bangladesh's combined tally of confirmed and suspected measles-related deaths to 741.

The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) classified the latest fatalities as suspected measles deaths.

With the latest update, the number of suspected measles deaths has risen to 648, while the number of laboratory-confirmed deaths remained unchanged at 93.

During the reporting period, 947 new suspected measles cases were recorded, raising the cumulative nationwide total to 106,565.

The DGHS also reported 159 new laboratory-confirmed infections, bringing the total number of confirmed measles cases to 12,791.

Since 15 March, a total of 89,734 patients with suspected measles have been admitted to hospitals across the country. Of them, 86,062 have recovered, according to DGHS data.