Four more die of measles, 1,306 hospitalised

Four more people have died with measles symptoms over the past 24 hours in Bangladesh, while another 1,306 people have been admitted to hospitals around the country.

The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) reported the figures in its latest update released on Thursday. Two of the deaths recorded between 8am on Tuesday and the following 24 hours occurred in Khulna. Dhaka and Bhola reported one fatality each.

The health directorate has been tracking measles cases and deaths since Mar 15. Since then, a total of 1,181 people have died from measles or symptoms associated with the disease, including 1,077 deaths among people with suspected symptoms and 104 among confirmed measles cases.�"bdnews24