Two more people died from dengue and suspected measles in Bangladesh in the past 24 hours, while health authorities reported 1,633 new dengue hospital admissions and 987 people showing symptoms of measles.
According to figures released by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) on Saturday (31 October), one person died of dengue in Khulna division, taking the country’s dengue death toll this year to 419.
Another death involving suspected measles was reported in Dhaka division during the same period. Laboratory tests confirmed 97 new measles cases.
The latest figures show that dengue hospital admissions have reached 1,35,000 since 1 January, while 2,28,660 people have been identified with measles symptoms between 15 March and 31 October.
Dengue deaths reach 419
Dhaka division recorded the highest number of dengue hospital admissions in the past 24 hours, with 604 patients, followed by Chattogram with 281, Barishal with 234, Khulna with 228 and Rajshahi with 149.
Mymensingh recorded 70 new admissions and Rangpur 67, while Sylhet reported none.
According to the DGHS, a total of 1,28,345 dengue patients have recovered and been discharged from hospitals since the beginning of the year. Another 6,236 patients remain under treatment at hospitals across the country.
Of the 419 dengue deaths recorded this year, Dhaka division, including the capital, accounted for the highest number at 197.
Khulna recorded 79 deaths, Chattogram 42, Mymensingh 33, Barishal 29, Rajshahi 28, Rangpur eight and Sylhet three.
Measles symptoms reported in 987 more people
Meanwhile, 987 people were identified with measles symptoms in the past 24 hours, including 97 whose infections were confirmed through laboratory tests.
Dhaka division recorded the highest number of suspected measles cases at 454, followed by Chattogram with 216, Barishal with 110, Khulna with 67, Mymensingh with 56, Sylhet with 50, Rajshahi with 18 and Rangpur with 16.
DGHS data show that between 15 March and 31 October, a total of 2,28,660 people were identified with suspected measles. Of them, 23,867 tested positive for the disease.
During the same period, 2,03,528 people with measles symptoms were admitted to hospitals, while 1,95,088 recovered and were discharged.
The cumulative number of deaths among people with suspected measles reached 1,147, while 105 deaths were attributed to laboratory-confirmed measles.
Dhaka division accounted for the largest number of suspected measles cases during the reporting period, with 95,371.
Chattogram recorded 45,867 suspected cases, followed by Barishal with 24,593, Sylhet with 19,763, Khulna with 15,517, Mymensingh with 11,816, Rajshahi with 11,456 and Rangpur with 4,277.
