In the country, seven more children died from measles and measles symptoms in the last 24 hours. At the same time, 1,327 people were hospitalized with suspected and confirmed measles. This information was disclosed in the regular measles-related report of the Directorate General of Health Services on Wednesday (October 14).
According to the report, in the last 24 hours, five people with measles symptoms died in Dhaka Division, and one each died in Mymensingh and Barishal. Since March 15, the total number of deaths from measles and measles symptoms has risen to 1,177, of whom 104 died from confirmed measles and 1,073 from symptoms.
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In the last 24 hours, 1,199 people were found to have measles symptoms and 128 were infected with confirmed measles. From March 15 until now, a total of 22,840 people have been infected with confirmed measles, and 208,570 people with measles symptoms have been listed as suspected infections. During this time, 177,698 people have recovered and returned home from various hospitals across the country.
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