Five more people have died with measles symptoms across Bangladesh in the past 24 hours, while 1,271 new suspected cases have been reported, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
During the same period, 148 people tested positive for measles, although no deaths from confirmed measles were reported.
According to the DGHS report issued on Friday, three of the five deaths occurred in Sylhet Division, while Dhaka and Mymensingh recorded one death each.
With the latest fatalities, the number of deaths among suspected measles patients has reached 1,199 since 15 March.
The death toll from confirmed measles cases during the same period stands at 105.
DGHS data show that 2,45,562 people have developed measles-like symptoms across the country this year, of whom 25,028 have tested positive for the disease.
During this period, 219,247 patients were admitted to hospitals, while 2,10,401 recovered and were discharged.
Dhaka Division recorded the highest number of new suspected cases in the past 24 hours, with 509, followed by Chattogram with 233 and Sylhet with 176.
Barishal reported 140 suspected cases, Mymensingh 82, Khulna 78, Rajshahi 39 and Rangpur 14.
A total of 1,172 patients were admitted to hospitals across the country during the 24-hour period.
Of them, 414 were admitted in Dhaka Division, 233 in Chattogram, 168 in Sylhet, 140 in Barishal, 80 in Mymensingh, 78 in Khulna, 45 in Rajshahi and 14 in Rangpur.
Meanwhile, 1,194 patients were discharged from hospitals during the same period.
