Four more die with measles symptoms, 1,239 new suspected cases
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Four more people died with measles symptoms in the country in the past 24 hours, bringing the death toll from suspected measles to 1,171. During the same period, 105 people died from confirmed measles cases. The total number of deaths from measles and measles-like symptoms has reached 1,276.
The information was disclosed in a report released on Friday by the Health Emergency Operation Center and Control Room of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
According to the report, all four people who died in the past 24 hours were residents of Dhaka Division. During this period, another 1,239 people were found to have measles symptoms. With this, the number of suspected measles cases in the country has reached 236,714 since March 15.
The report also stated that another 75 people tested positive for confirmed measles during the same period. This brings the total number of confirmed measles cases in the country to 24,294.
A total of 1,314 patients were identified with suspected and confirmed measles combined in the past 24 hours.
