Seven more people died with measles symptoms across the country in the last 24 hours, while 1,254 new suspected cases were recorded and 65 people tested positive for the disease.
This information was given in a press release issued on Sunday by the integrated control centre of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
According to the release, seven people with suspected measles died between 8am on Saturday and 8am on Sunday, though no confirmed measles deaths were recorded during this period.
Data from the DGHS showed that between 15 March and 18 October, the total number of suspected measles cases in the country stood at 213,244, with 23,122 confirmed cases.
During this timeframe, 1,092 people died from suspected measles, while confirmed measles deaths reached 104. Additionally, 189,484 patients were admitted to hospital with suspected measles, of whom 181,756 recovered and were discharged.
In the division-wise breakdown for suspected measles symptoms in the last 24 hours, Dhaka division reported 483 cases, Chattogram 216, Barishal 205, Sylhet 123, Khulna 75, Mymensingh 73, Rangpur 42, and Rajshahi 37 cases.
During the same period, 55 confirmed measles cases were identified in Dhaka division, while Chattogram and Rangpur divisions recorded five confirmed cases each.
