Measles symptoms take 2 more lives with 1,300 new cases

Two more people have died with symptoms of measles in Bangladesh over the past 24 hours, according to the latest update from the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

However, no deaths from laboratory-confirmed measles were recorded during the same period.

The DGHS reported on Sunday afternoon that 1,377 people were affected by measles or measles-like symptoms in the last 24 hours.

According to the updated measles situation report, 1,324 children were identified as suspected measles cases during the reporting period. Since 15 March, the total number of suspected measles cases nationwide has risen to 70,936.

The report stated that a total of 495 people have died with suspected measles symptoms since the outbreak began. In addition, 90 deaths from confirmed measles infections have been recorded so far.

Meanwhile, 53 new confirmed measles cases were detected in the last 24 hours, bringing the cumulative number of confirmed cases to 9,049.

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Health Directorate data also showed that between 15 March and 30 May, a total of 56,886 patients with suspected measles were admitted to hospitals across the country. During the same period, 52,841 patients recovered and were discharged from hospital care.

Health authorities continue to monitor the outbreak and urge the public to follow vaccination and preventive health measures to curb the spread of the disease.