Three more people died with measles symptoms across the country in the past 24 hours, taking the total number of deaths from measles and suspected measles cases since March 15 to 1,084.
According to the Directorate General of Health Services’ regular measles report issued on Friday, one person each died in Dhaka, Sylhet and Khulna divisions during the period.
Of the 1,084 deaths recorded since March 15, 101 were confirmed measles cases, while 983 involved people with measles symptoms.
Meanwhile, 1,265 new suspected measles cases were reported across the country in the past 24 hours.
Between March 15 and September 25, a total of 185,833 suspected measles cases were identified, while 21,015 people were diagnosed with measles.
During the same period, 164,248 people were admitted to hospitals across the country with measles symptoms. Of them, 157,807 have recovered and returned home.
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