3 more die of measles

Three more people have died with measles symptoms in Bangladesh in the past 24 hours, taking the death toll among suspected cases to 1,100.

Another 104 people have died from confirmed measles, bringing the combined death toll from confirmed and suspected cases to 1,204 so far this year.

According to the Directorate General of Health Services bulletin issued on Tuesday, one person died in each of the Dhaka, Mymensingh and Chattogram divisions.

Dhaka recorded the highest number of deaths among people with measles symptoms, at 494, followed by Sylhet with 193.

The other divisions reported 102 deaths in Chattogram, 93 in Rajshahi, 85 in Mymensingh, 65 in Barishal, 51 in Khulna and 17 in Rangpur.

The bulletin said 1,217 people with measles symptoms sought hospital care across the country in the past 24 hours, of whom 1,098 were admitted.�"bdnews24