Dhaka:Six more people have died exhibiting measles-like symptoms across the country in the last 24 hours, increasing the death toll to 1,164 from March 15 to November 4.
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, during the same period, a total of 1,402 people were affected by measles-like symptoms and confirmed measles, as stated in a press release by the Control Room of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
The press release further revealed that 1,325 cases with measles-like symptoms were identified in the past 24 hours, raising the total number of such cases to 234,148 since March 15. Additionally, 77 confirmed measles cases were reported in the past 24 hours, with the total confirmed cases reaching 24,150 over the same period.
Since March 15, 208,634 patients with measles-like symptoms have been hospitalized, and 199,894 patients have recovered and been discharged. Notably, there were no deaths from confirmed measles in the past 24 hours.