Seven more people died with measles symptoms in Bangladesh in the 24 hours from 8:00 AM Wednesday to 8:00 AM Thursday. During the same period, 1,315 new patients were identified with measles or measles-like symptoms across the country.
The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) disclosed the information in its regular measles report on Thursday.
According to the report, seven people died with suspected measles symptoms in the past 24 hours. However, no deaths were confirmed to have been caused by measles during the period.
Since March 15 this year, the number of suspected measles-related deaths has reached 1,144, while 105 people have died from confirmed measles infections.
The number of suspected measles cases has risen to 226,357 since March 15, while 23,695 cases have been confirmed.
DGHS data also showed that 201,468 patients with measles symptoms had been admitted to hospitals since March 15. Of them, 193,301 recovered and were discharged.