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Two more people have died with measles-like symptoms in Bangladesh in the past 24 hours, taking the combined death toll from confirmed measles and suspected cases to 1,284 this year.
Of the total fatalities, 105 were confirmed measles deaths, while 1,179 were attributed to measles-like symptoms.
The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) disclosed the figures in its regular health bulletin on Monday, November 9.
According to the bulletin, the two deaths were reported in Dhaka and Chattogram divisions during the 24 hours from 8am on Sunday.
During the same period, 1,440 new patients with confirmed or suspected measles were admitted to hospitals across the country.
Division-wise, Dhaka recorded the highest number of admissions at 547, followed by Chattogram with 260, Sylhet with 205, Barishal with 141, Khulna with 104, Mymensingh with 102, Rajshahi with 53 and Rangpur with 28.
According to DGHS data, a total of 214,251 patients with measles-like symptoms have been admitted to hospitals since March 15 this year. Of them, 205,383 have recovered and been discharged.
The number of suspected measles cases has reached 240,199, while laboratory tests and subsequent verification have confirmed 24,523 cases, the health directorate said.
