One more person has died with measles symptoms in Bangladesh in the past 24 hours, while 934 patients have been admitted to hospitals across the country, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
During the same period, 997 new suspected measles cases and 13 laboratory-confirmed cases were recorded, the DGHS said in its daily measles report released on Wednesday.
The latest death was reported from Sylhet division. No deaths from confirmed measles were recorded during the reporting period.
According to the DGHS, the number of suspected measles cases has reached 2,16,765 since 15 March, while 23,212 infections have been confirmed.
During the same period, 1,101 people have died with measles symptoms, while deaths attributed to confirmed measles stand at 104.
A total of 1,92,695 patients with measles symptoms have been admitted to hospitals since 15 March. Of them, 1,85,110 have recovered and been discharged.
In the past 24 hours, Dhaka recorded the highest number of suspected cases at 412, followed by Chattogram with 193, Sylhet with 132, Barishal with 97, Khulna with 66, Mymensingh with 59, Rajshahi with 22 and Rangpur with 16.
Dhaka division also accounted for the highest cumulative number of suspected cases, with 90,493 recorded since 15 March.
Chattogram reported 43,473 suspected cases during the period, followed by Barishal with 23,471, Sylhet with 18,584, Khulna with 14,607, Rajshahi with 11,181, Mymensingh with 11,020 and Rangpur with 3,936.
The DGHS figures show that suspected measles cases have exceeded 2.16 lakh nationwide, while deaths among patients with measles symptoms have crossed 1,100.
