Five more children die with measles symptoms

DHAKA: Five more children died with measles symptoms in Bangladesh in the past 24 hours till Sunday morning, bringing the death toll from measles and its symptoms to 1,227 this year.

The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) disclosed the figures in its regular health bulletin on Sunday (October 25).

According to the DGHS, a total of 196,000 children have been admitted to hospitals across the country with measles symptoms since March 15 this year. Of them, 188,674 have recovered and been discharged.

Since March 15, the number of suspected measles cases has reached 221,164 children, including 23,400 confirmed cases.

The bulletin said three children died with measles symptoms in Chattogram Division in the past 24 hours. During the same period, 1,356 new patients with measles or measles-like symptoms sought treatment at hospitals across the country.