Eight more people have died with measles symptoms in the country in a single day. During the same period, measles was detected in the bodies of 81 people. This information was provided in the Wednesday bulletin of the Directorate General of Health Services.
In the 24 hours leading up to 8:00 AM on Wednesday, two people died with measles symptoms in the Dhaka division, three in the Sylhet division, two in Barishal, and one in the Khulna division.
The outbreak of measles was observed in the country since the beginning of this year. By the end of February, it spread across the entire country. Subsequently, the Directorate General of Health Services began preserving statistics and information regarding measles from March 15.
According to government figures, 100 people have died so far from confirmed measles and 944 people have died with measles symptoms. In total, over the span of six months, 1,044 lives have been lost to measles and its symptoms.
The highest number of deaths with symptoms has occurred in the Dhaka division. A total of 425 people have died there. Following that, 165 people have died in the Sylhet division.
Additionally, 93 people died with measles symptoms in Rajshahi, 77 in Mymensingh, 71 in Chattogram, 59 in Barishal, 40 in Khulna, and 14 in the Rangpur division.
According to data from the Directorate General of Health Services, in the past 24 hours, another 1,239 people came to various hospitals in the country with measles symptoms. Among them, 1,141 people have been admitted to hospitals.
367 people were admitted in the Dhaka division, 271 in Chattogram, 193 in Sylhet, 108 in Barishal, 97 in Khulna, 63 in Mymensingh, 25 in Rajshahi, and 17 in Rangpur.
With this, the number of patients admitted to various hospitals across the country with measles symptoms has stood at 154,420. Among them, 148,465 people have returned home after receiving discharge clearances from hospitals.
On the other hand, the number of suspected measles patients in the country has reached 175,198. Among them, measles has been detected in the bodies of 20,282 people.
Meanwhile, according to the data of the Directorate General of Health Services, this year has witnessed the highest number of deaths from measles in the country in the last 20 years.
According to World Health Organization data, previously in 2005, more than 25,000 children had been infected with measles in the country, which was the highest up to that time.
