Six more people have died with measles-like symptoms across the country in the last 24 hours, while 78 new cases of were confirmed during the same period, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
A further 1,388 people were reported to have developed symptoms suspected to be measles, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said in its regular bulletin on Monday (October 26).
Of the six deaths, three occurred in Dhaka. Mymensingh, Barishal and Khulna each recorded one death.
The figures were released in the DGHS’s latest measles-related bulletin on Monday, October 26.
The report did not provide further details about the patients or the total number of deaths and confirmed infections recorded nationwide.