In the last 24 hours, seven more children have died in the country with measles symptoms. This brings the total number of deaths from measles and its symptoms to 1,019 so far. Among these, 100 deaths are from confirmed measles, while 919 patients died with measles symptoms.
This information was released on Saturday in a bulletin regarding the measles situation published by the Health Emergency Operation Center and Control Room of the Directorate General of Health Services.
According to the bulletin, five people died with measles symptoms in the Dhaka division during the 24 hours from Friday 8:00 AM onwards. During the same period, measles was confirmed in 39 individuals across the country.
According to data from the Directorate General of Health Services, 100 people have died nationwide from confirmed measles so far, while 919 have died with measles symptoms. The highest number of deaths from confirmed measles occurred in the Dhaka division.
Meanwhile, in the past 24 hours, 816 people have been admitted to various hospitals across the country with measles symptoms. During this time, 39 individuals were confirmed to have measles. Combining confirmed measles and measles symptoms, a total of 855 new patients were admitted to hospitals.
This brings the total number of patients hospitalized for measles in various hospitals across the country to 150,202. Among them, 144,485 have left the hospital after receiving treatment.
According to the calculations of the Directorate General of Health Services, the number of suspected measles patients in the country has reached 170,638 so far, while the number of confirmed measles patients is 20,006.
