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Seven more people have died from measles and measles-related complications in Bangladesh over the past 24 hours, while 1,232 new suspected cases have been reported.
According to a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) on Tuesday, six people died with suspected measles symptoms and one from confirmed measles infection during the period.
Of the six deaths involving suspected measles, two each were reported in Chattogram and Khulna divisions, while Dhaka and Barishal reported one death each.
The country recorded 1,232 new suspected measles cases in the past 24 hours, including 504 in Dhaka Division and 248 in Chattogram Division. Another 63 cases were confirmed through testing, all in Dhaka Division.
During the same period, 1,128 patients were admitted to hospitals, while 1,054 recovered and were discharged.
DGHS data from March 15 to 8am on October 26 showed that the total number of suspected measles cases had reached 223,784, including 23,541 confirmed cases.
During this period, 1,035 people died with suspected measles, while 105 deaths were attributed to confirmed measles infections.
A total of 199,127 patients were admitted to hospitals, and 190,090 were discharged after recovery, the data showed.
