Five more people have died in the country with measles symptoms in the last 24 hours. With this, the total number of deaths due to measles symptoms and confirmed measles this year has reached 1,186.
At the same time, 1,210 people have been newly admitted to various hospitals in the country with measles and its symptoms.
This information was given in the regular health bulletin of the Directorate General of Health Services on Friday (October 16). It said that five people died with measles symptoms in the 24 hours from 8 am on Thursday to 8 am on Friday.
According to the Directorate General of Health Services, 104 people have died with confirmed measles and 1,082 people with measles symptoms this year.
Highest patient admission in Dhaka
The number of patients admitted to hospitals by division in the last 24 hours is highest in Dhaka division. During this period, 480 patients were admitted in Dhaka. In addition, 277 people were admitted to hospitals in Chittagong, 136 in Sylhet, 108 in Barisal, 107 in Khulna, 70 in Mymensingh, 25 in Rajshahi and seven in Rangpur.
About 211,000 suspected patients
According to the Health Department, a total of 187,615 patients with measles symptoms have been admitted to various hospitals in the country since March 15. Of them, 180,020 have been discharged from the hospital after treatment.
During this time, the number of suspected measles patients in the country has reached 211,040. Of these, 22,972 have been diagnosed with measles through testing.