Six more die with measles symptoms

Six people died with measles symptoms in Bangladesh in the 24 hours to Tuesday, while another 1,074 people were reported to have measles or measles-like symptoms, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

The figures were published in the DGHS’s regular measles report on Tuesday (October 13).

Since March 15, the country has recorded 1,170 deaths from confirmed measles and measles-like symptoms. Of these, 104 deaths were attributed to confirmed measles, while 1,066 were among patients with measles-like symptoms, the report said.

The number of suspected measles cases has reached 207,371 since March 15, including 22,712 confirmed cases.

During the same period, a total of 184,269 patients with measles symptoms were admitted to hospitals across the country. Of them, 176,672 have received treatment and been discharged, according to the DGHS.