In the last 24 hours, seven more people have died in the country with measles-like symptoms. This brings the total number of deaths from measles symptoms this year to 1,092. During the same period, 104 people died from confirmed measles. Altogether, the death toll from measles and its symptoms this year has reached 1,196.
This information was revealed in the regular health bulletin of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) on Sunday (October 18).
The bulletin stated that between 8 AM Saturday and the following 24 hours, 3 people died with measles symptoms in Dhaka division, 2 in Sylhet division, 1 in Mymensingh division, and 1 in Khulna division. During this period, 1,319 new patients with measles and its symptoms were admitted to various hospitals across the country.
Division-wise, in the last 24 hours, 538 people were admitted to hospitals in Dhaka division, 37 in Rajshahi, 123 in Sylhet, 221 in Chattogram, 205 in Barishal, 73 in Mymensingh, 75 in Khulna, and 47 in Rangpur.
According to the Directorate General of Health Services, a total of 189,484 patients with measles symptoms have been admitted to various hospitals across the country from March 15 this year until now. Among them, 181,756 have received treatment and been discharged.
Since March 15, the number of suspected measles patients in the country has reached 213,244. Of these, 23,122 have been confirmed to have measles.