7 more children die with measles symptoms in 24 hours, 1,254 newly infected

According to the report, from March 15 of this year to date, a total of 213,244 people in the country have been detected with measles symptoms, and confirmed infection has been detected in 23,122 people. During this period, a total of 1,092 people died with symptoms and 104 died of confirmed measles. So far, of the 189,484 people admitted to hospitals with symptoms, 181,756 have recovered. In the last 24 hours, 1,032 new people were admitted and 908 were discharged.

Division-wise statistics show that in the last 24 hours, Dhaka Division recorded the highest 483 patients detected and three deaths. In addition, two died in Sylhet and one each in Khulna and Mymensingh. In terms of detection, 216 new patients were found in Chattogram, 205 in Barishal, 123 in Sylhet, 75 in Khulna, 73 in Mymensingh, 42 in Rangpur, and 37 in Rajshahi.