Four more people have died with measles symptoms in Bangladesh over the past 24 hours, while 86 new cases have been confirmed and another 1,306 people have been identified as suspected patients.
The figures were released by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) in its daily bulletin on Thursday.
According to DGHS data, a total of 209,876 suspected measles cases have been reported across the country since 15 March, of which 22,926 have been confirmed.
During the same period, 1,077 people died with measles symptoms, while another 104 deaths were attributed to confirmed measles infections.
A total of 186,583 people with suspected measles have been admitted to hospitals since 15 March, with 178,869 recovering and being discharged.
Dhaka division recorded the highest number of new suspected cases in the past 24 hours, at 507, followed by Chattogram with 278 and Barishal with 143.
Sylhet reported 130 suspected cases, Khulna 110, Mymensingh 93, Rajshahi 23 and Rangpur 22.
Of the four latest deaths among people with measles symptoms, two were reported in Khulna division, one in Dhaka division and another in Kushtia district, according to the bulletin.
