Two more die with measles symptoms

Two more people have died with measles symptoms in Bangladesh in the past 24 hours, while 1,421 new patients have been reported at hospitals across the country.

According to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), 104 people have died from confirmed measles and 1,060 from measles-like symptoms this year, bringing the total death toll to 1,164.

The information was disclosed in the DGHS's regular health bulletin on Monday, October 12. Of the latest deaths, one was reported in Dhaka division and another in Sylhet.

In the past 24 hours, Dhaka recorded the highest number of hospitalisations at 589, followed by Chattogram with 272, Sylhet with 144, Barishal with 137, Khulna with 113, Mymensingh with 95, Rajshahi with 32 and Rangpur with 29.

Since March 15, a total of 183,226 patients with measles symptoms have been admitted to hospitals. Of them, 175,665 have recovered and been discharged.

During the same period, 206,297 suspected measles cases were reported, including 22,573 confirmed cases.

-AJM