Four more people have died across the country due to measles-like symptoms in the last 24 hours. In the same period, 1,049 new individuals have been infected with measles and measles-like symptoms.
This information was revealed in the regular measles-related report by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) on Saturday (November 7). It stated that two deaths occurred in Dhaka division and two in Sylhet division in the last 24 hours.
According to DGHS data, since March 15, the total number of deaths from measles and measles-like symptoms in the country has risen to 1,280. Of these, 105 people died from confirmed measles and 1,175 died with measles-like symptoms.
The report also stated that measles-like symptoms were found in 988 individuals in the last 24 hours, bringing the total number of suspected infections to 237,702. Additionally, 61 people were confirmed to have measles in the last 24 hours, raising the total number of confirmed measles cases to 24,355.
Since March 15, 211,865 patients have been admitted to various hospitals nationwide with suspected measles. In the same period, 203,257 people have recovered and returned home from hospitals.