6 more die with measles symptoms

In the last 24 hours, 6 more people have died across the country with symptoms of measles. With this, the death toll has reached 105 from confirmed measles cases and 1,190 from measles symptoms this year. Altogether, total deaths from measles and its symptoms have reached 1,295.

This information was released on Wednesday (11 November) during the Directorate General of Health Services' (DGHS) regular health bulletin.

It stated that in the 24 hours ending at 8:00 AM on Tuesday, two people each died with measles symptoms in the Dhaka and Mymensingh divisions. During this period, 1,464 new patients were admitted to various hospitals across the country with measles and its symptoms.

According to the division-wise breakdown, 596 patients were admitted to hospitals in Dhaka division, 35 in Rajshahi, 186 in Sylhet, 286 in Chattogram, 107 in Barishal, 107 in Mymensingh, 108 in Khulna, and 40 in Rangpur in the last 24 hours.

According to DGHS data, a total of 216,806 patients have been admitted to hospitals across the country with measles symptoms since March 15 this year. Among them, 207,903 have received treatment and been discharged.

Since March 15, the number of suspected measles cases in the country has reached 242,709. Out of these, 24,723 cases have been laboratory-confirmed as measles.

-MT