Eight more children die with measles symptoms

Eight more children died with measles symptoms across the country in the past 24 hours, taking the number of deaths with confirmed measles to 102 and those with measles symptoms to 1,020 this year.

The combined death toll from measles and measles symptoms now stands at 1,122.

The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) disclosed the figures in its regular health bulletin on Saturday.

It said eight people died in Dhaka with measles symptoms during the 24-hour period from 8am on Tuesday. During the same period, 1,153 new patients with measles or measles symptoms were admitted to hospitals across the country.

Of them, 444 were admitted in Dhaka division, 24 in Rajshahi, 158 in Sylhet, 224 in Chattogram, 138 in Barishal, 49 in Mymensingh, 73 in Khulna and 39 in Rangpur.

According to the DGHS, a total of 173,024 patients with measles symptoms have been admitted to hospitals across the country since 15 March this year. Of them, 167,756 have recovered and been discharged.

The number of suspected measles cases has reached 195,197 since 15 March, including 21,666 confirmed cases.