Measles, dengue claim 7 more lives

Seven more people have died from measles symptoms and dengue in the past 24 hours, while 3,700 patients have been hospitalised with the two diseases across the country.

According to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), two people died with measles symptoms, taking the combined death toll from confirmed measles and suspected cases to 1,284 this year. Of them, 105 deaths were confirmed from measles, while 1,179 were linked to its symptoms.

During the same period, 1,440 patients with measles symptoms were admitted to hospitals across the country.

Meanwhile, dengue claimed five more lives, raising the death toll from the mosquito-borne disease to 466 this year. Another 2,260 dengue patients were hospitalised in the 24 hours.

Dhaka recorded the highest number of new admissions for both diseases, with 547 measles-symptom patients and 1,077 dengue patients admitted during the period.

The figures were disclosed in the DGHS's regular health bulletins on Monday.\

-AJM