Accra:Seven more people have died with measles symptoms across the country in the last 24 hours, during which 1,319 individuals were reported with measles symptoms or confirmed measles cases.
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) released this information in a press release. The report noted that 1,254 new cases of measles symptoms emerged in the last 24 hours, raising the total number of patients with such symptoms since March 15 to 213,244. Additionally, there were 65 new confirmed measles cases, bringing the total confirmed cases since March 15 to 23,122.
From March 15 to October 18, 189,484 patients with measles symptoms were admitted to hospitals, of which 181,756 recovered and were discharged. The seven recent deaths increase the total number of deaths associated with measles symptoms since March 15 to 1,092. However, no deaths from confirmed measles were reported in the last 24 hours, with the cumulative death toll from confirmed measles since March 15 remaining at 104 as of October 18.