Six more people have died of measles in the country in the last twenty-four hours. This year, 104 people have died of measles and 129 people with symptoms of measles. In all, the number of deaths from measles and symptoms has stood at 1 thousand 233 people.
This information was given in the regular health bulletin of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) on Monday (October 26th). It said three people died in Dhaka division with measles symptoms from 8am to the next 24 hours on Sunday.
At the same time, four thousand 466 people have been admitted to different hospitals in the country with symptoms of measles and measles. The number of patients who came to the hospital with the number of cases and symptoms is increasing.
Highest Patients in Dhaka Division
According to the departmental statistics of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), the highest number of patients in Dhaka division have been admitted to the hospital in the last 24 hours. Besides, 311 people were admitted to Chittagong, 157 in Sylhet, 134 in Barisal, 122 in Khulna, 88 in Mymensingh, 63 in Rangpur and 32 in Rajshahi.
According to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), a total of 1 lakh 97 thousand patients have been admitted to different hospitals across the country since March 15. One lakh of them have been discharged from the hospital after treatment.
At the same time, the number of suspected measles patients in the country stood at 2 lakh 22 thousand 522 people. Twenty-three thousand 478 of them have been identified in the body of measles.
According to the data released by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), the number of confirmed measles deaths as well as the death toll with symptoms is significant. As a result, the health care activities have become important to identify, treat and control infection.