Eight more children die with measles symptoms, 1,086 newly infected

The information was revealed in the regular measles-related report of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) on Saturday (October 10).

According to the report, in the last 24 hours, five people died in Dhaka Division and one each in Chattogram, Sylhet and Mymensingh divisions.

According to DGHS, since March 15, a total of 1,155 people have died in the country from measles and measles symptoms. Among them, 104 died from confirmed measles and 1,051 died with measles symptoms.

In the last 24 hours, measles symptoms were found in 955 people. With this, the total number of suspected infections has risen to 203,848. In the same period, 131 people were infected with confirmed measles. With this, the number of confirmed infections has stood at 22,328.

The report also said that since March 15, 180,945 people have been admitted to various hospitals in the country on suspicion of measles. Among them, 173,454 have recovered and returned home.