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Three more people have died with measles symptoms in the past 24 hours, raising the total number of deaths from confirmed measles and measles-like symptoms in Bangladesh to 997 this year.
Of the total, 100 deaths were from confirmed measles, while 897 were among patients with measles-like symptoms, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
The figures were released in the DGHS’s regular health bulletin on Monday (September 7).
It said two people died with measles symptoms in Dhaka division in the 24 hours from 8am on Sunday. During the period, 1,216 new patients with measles symptoms were admitted to hospitals across the country.
Of them, 468 were admitted in Dhaka division, 30 in Rajshahi, 155 in Sylhet, 249 in Chattogram, 135 in Barishal, 86 in Mymensingh, 79 in Khulna and 14 in Rangpur.
According to the DGHS, 145,270 patients with measles symptoms have been admitted to hospitals across the country so far this year. Of them, 139,831 have been discharged after receiving treatment.
Since March 15, the total number of suspected measles cases has reached 165,304, including 19,756 confirmed cases.
