Eight more die with measles symptoms

According to the report, among the eight people who died in the last 24 hours, six were from Dhaka Division and one each from Chattogram and Khulna divisions. However, no one died of confirmed measles during this period. In the last 24 hours, measles symptoms were observed in 595 people in Dhaka Division, 262 in Chattogram, 178 in Sylhet, 101 in Khulna, 94 in Barishal, 77 in Mymensingh, 60 in Rangpur, and 47 in Rajshahi Division. At the same time, measles was confirmed in 61 people in Dhaka Division, 32 in Sylhet, and 30 in Chattogram.

According to information from the Directorate General of Health Services, 1,209 people died with measles symptoms in the country from March 15 to November 15 this year. At the same time, another 105 people died from confirmed measles. So far, the total number of suspected measles patients in the country stands at 248,060. Among them, 25,269 are confirmed measles patients. During this period, a total of 221,539 patients were hospitalized; among them, 212,402 returned home after completing treatment and being discharged from hospital.