Measles symptoms claim seven more lives in 24 hours

Seven more people have died with measles symptoms in Bangladesh over the past 24 hours, although no deaths from laboratory-confirmed measles were recorded, while 1,327 people with suspected or confirmed infections were admitted to hospitals, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said on Wednesday.

According to the DGHS control room’s regular update, issued on 14 October, five of the seven symptom-linked deaths occurred in Dhaka Division, with Mymensingh and Barishal divisions registering one each. Consequently, the combined death toll from confirmed measles and measles-related symptoms has climbed to 1,177 since 15 March, comprising 104 deaths from confirmed measles and 1,073 among patients who died with symptoms.

Furthermore, the report logged 1,199 new suspected cases during the period, lifting the cumulative number of suspected infections to 208,570 since 15 March. Moreover, a further 128 people tested positive, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 22,840.

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As for hospital admissions and recoveries, the DGHS reported that 185,390 patients had been admitted nationwide with suspected measles since 15 March, of whom 177,698 had recovered sufficiently to be discharged.