Seven people died with suspected measles symptoms across Bangladesh in the past 24 hours, while 1,315 new suspected and confirmed cases were reported during the same period.
The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) disclosed the figures in a press release issued by its control room on Thursday (October 29).
According to the release, 1,251 new suspected measles cases were reported in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of suspected cases to 2,26,357 between March 15 and October 29.
During the same period, 64 laboratory-confirmed measles cases were recorded, taking the total number of confirmed infections to 23,695.
A total of 2,01,468 patients with suspected measles symptoms were admitted to hospitals across the country between March 15 and October 29.
Of them, 1,93,301 recovered and were discharged from hospitals during the period.
Seven people died with suspected measles symptoms in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of suspected measles-related deaths to 1,144 since March 15.
No deaths from laboratory-confirmed measles were reported in the past 24 hours. The cumulative number of confirmed measles deaths remained at 105 as of October 29.
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