Accra:Five more individuals have succumbed to measles-like symptoms in the last 24 hours, amid a surge in cases across the country. During the same period, 1,342 individuals have either shown measles-like symptoms or been confirmed to have measles.
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) control room disclosed this information in a press release today. The release indicated that 1,307 patients with measles-like symptoms were identified in the past 24 hours, raising the total number of such cases to 214,551 from March 15 to October 19.
Additionally, 35 cases of confirmed measles were reported in the last 24 hours, bringing the cumulative number of confirmed cases to 23,157 during the same timeframe.
Since March 15, hospitals have admitted a total of 190,663 patients exhibiting measles-like symptoms, with 183,042 of these patients having recovered and been discharged.
The recent fatalities have increased the total number of deaths from measles-like symptoms to 1,097 since March 15. However, there have been no new deaths from confirmed measles in the last 24 hours, with the total number of confirmed measles deaths standing at 104 as of October 19.