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Three people died with measles symptoms across Bangladesh in the 24 hours to Thursday, while 1,396 new cases of suspected and confirmed measles were reported, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
The information was disclosed in a press release issued by the DGHS control room on Thursday (November 5).
Of the new cases, 1,327 were suspected measles infections and 69 were confirmed cases.
From March 15 to November 5, the country recorded a total of 235,475 suspected measles cases and 24,219 confirmed infections, the DGHS said.
During the period, 209,854 patients with measles symptoms were admitted to hospitals, while 199,153 were discharged after recovery.
The latest three deaths brought the number of deaths among patients with measles symptoms to 1,167 since March 15.
No deaths from confirmed measles were reported in the past 24 hours. The cumulative death toll from confirmed measles stood at 105 during the period.
