Two More Die With Measles Symptoms in 24 Hours, 1,084 New Suspected Cases

Two more people have died with measles symptoms in the country in the last 24 hours. In the same period, measles symptoms appeared in 1,084 more people across the country, of whom 83 were confirmed to have measles through testing.

The Directorate General of Health Services released the figures in its measles report on Saturday (14 November), which covers the last 24 hours and lists deaths, new suspected patients and confirmed measles cases separately.

According to the report, since 15 March a total of 246,646 people have been identified with measles symptoms in the country. Among them, 25,111 were confirmed to have measles through testing.

In the same period, a total of 1,201 people have died with measles symptoms, of whom 105 died of confirmed measles. In other words, most of the deaths are recorded on the basis of symptoms, while deaths from test-confirmed measles are comparatively fewer.

In the last 24 hours, the highest number of suspected measles patients by division was identified in Dhaka, at 452. In addition, 208 were identified in Chattogram, 136 in Sylhet, 100 in Barishal, 71 in Khulna, 57 in Mymensingh, 31 in Rangpur and 29 in Rajshahi.

According to the health directorate, since 15 March a total of 220,247 people have been admitted to hospital with measles symptoms. Of them, 211,303 have recovered and been discharged from hospital.