The bulletin said that in the 24 hours from 8am on Tuesday, two people each died with measles symptoms in Dhaka and Mymensingh divisions. During this period, 1,464 new patients were admitted to various hospitals across the country with measles and its symptoms.

By division, in the last 24 hours, 596 people were admitted to hospitals in Dhaka division, 286 in Chattogram, 186 in Sylhet, 108 in Khulna, 107 in Barishal, 107 in Mymensingh, 40 in Rangpur and 35 in Rajshahi.

According to Directorate General of Health Services data, from March 15 this year until now, a total of 216,806 patients with measles symptoms have been admitted to various hospitals in the country; among them, 207,903 have left hospital after treatment. At the same time, the number of suspected measles patients in the country stands at 242,709, among whom 24,723 have been confirmed to be infected with measles.