Four more children have died of measles in the last twenty-four hours. The total number of deaths from measles and symptoms has increased from March 15 this year to 299 people. At the same time, new cases of measles and symptoms have been identified in the bodies of 541 people.
This information was given in the regular report of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) on Thursday (November 12th).
According to the report, two people died in Sylhet division with measles symptoms in the last 24 hours. One person died in Dhaka and Chittagong divisions. In total, 105 people have died of measles and symptoms since March 15. The remaining one hundred and forty-four people died of measles.
According to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), one thousand 384 new measles have been reported in the last one day. The number of suspected patients has stood at 2 lakh, 44 thousand, 291 since March 15.
On the other hand, 157 new cases of measles have been reported in the last 24 hours. The number of cases has certainly increased from March 15 to November 12 this year to 24 thousand 880 people.
According to the report, from March 15 to November 12, 2 lakh people were admitted to various hospitals across the country on suspicion of measles. Twenty-two thousand of them have returned home after treatment.