The measles outbreak continues in the country. In the last 24 hours, seven more people have died from measles symptoms across the country. At the same time, 1,327 people have been admitted to hospitals with suspected and confirmed measles. With this, the total number of deaths from measles and measles symptoms since March 15 has increased to 1,177.
This information was provided in the regular report on measles published by the Directorate General of Health Services on Wednesday (October 14).
According to the report, five people from Dhaka division, one from Mymensingh and one from Barisal died of measles symptoms in the last 24 hours. Of the 1,177 deaths since March 15, 104 were confirmed cases of measles and 1,073 were reported with measles symptoms.
1,199 people diagnosed with symptoms in one day
According to the Department of Health, 1,199 new cases of measles have been reported in the last 24 hours, bringing the total number of suspected cases in the country since March 15 to 2,08,570.
At the same time, 128 people have been confirmed to have contracted measles. As a result, the number of confirmed measles cases in the country has increased to 22,840.
More than 185,000 hospitalized
The report said that since March 15, a total of 185,390 people have been admitted to various hospitals across the country as suspected measles patients. Of these, 177,698 have recovered and returned home after treatment.
These statistics from the Department of Health show information about patients with measles symptoms and those confirmed through testing separately. As a result, there is no way to compare the number of suspected infections and confirmed cases.