8 die of measles and its symptoms in 24 hours, 1,065 newly infected

On Saturday (24 October), this information was disclosed in the regular measles-related report of the Directorate General of Health Services.

The report said that in the last 24 hours, three people died in Dhaka Division, two in Sylhet, two in Chattogram and one in Mymensingh. With this, the total number of deaths from measles and its symptoms in the country since 15 March has risen to 1,222. Of them, 104 died of confirmed measles and 1,118 with symptoms.

According to data from the Directorate General of Health Services, from 15 March to date, the total number of suspected infections stands at 219,884 and the number of confirmed cases at 23,324. During this period, 195,514 people were admitted to various hospitals with suspected measles and 187,605 returned home after recovering.