Six more children die with measles symptoms in 24 hours

Six more children died with measles symptoms in the country in the past 24 hours, taking the death toll from confirmed measles cases to 105 and deaths with measles-like symptoms to 1,190 this year.

The combined death toll from confirmed measles and measles-like symptoms now stands at 1,295.

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

According to the bulletin, two people each died in Dhaka and Mymensingh divisions from measles-like symptoms between 8am on Tuesday and 8am on Wednesday.

During the same period, 1,464 patients with measles and measles-like symptoms were admitted to hospitals across the country.

Of them, 596 were admitted 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.

According to the DGHS, a total of 216,806 patients with measles-like symptoms have been admitted to hospitals across the country since 15 March this year. Of them, 207,903 have recovered and been discharged.

The number of suspected measles cases reported across the country since 15 March has reached 242,709, including 24,723 confirmed cases.