Accra:Three individuals have succumbed to measles-like symptoms within the last 24 hours, while a total of 1,032 cases involving similar symptoms and confirmed measles were recorded during the same timeframe.
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, this information was released by the control room of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). The report highlights that 950 people were identified with measles-like symptoms in the past day alone, accumulating to a total of 211,990 cases from March 15 to October 17.
Within the same 24-hour period, 85 individuals were diagnosed with confirmed measles, increasing the total count of confirmed cases to 23,057 since March 15. Hospitals admitted 188,452 people with measles-like symptoms from March 15 to October 17, and 180,848 of them have since recovered and been discharged.
The recent deaths raise the total number of fatalities from measles-like symptoms to 1,085 as of October 17. However, there were no fatalities reported from confirmed measles cases in the past 24 hours, with the total death toll from confirmed measles cases standing at 104 between March 15 and October 17.