Measles: 5 more with symptoms die, 91 new cases registered

Five more people with measles symptoms have died in the past 24 hours, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

Four of them were recorded in the Dhaka Division, with the last in the Sylhet Division. 

Another 91 confirmed cases of the disease were registered over the period.

Since Mar 15, 844 people with measles symptoms have died nationwide, while measles was confirmed in 99 other deaths, according to the health directorate.

Dhaka Division has recorded the highest number of deaths with measles symptoms at 376, followed by Sylhet with 142. Rajshahi recorded 92 deaths, Mymensingh 74, Chattogram 64, Barishal 49, Khulna 33, and Rangpur 14.

The DGHS bulletin on Sunday said 91 people tested positive for measles in the 24 hours until 8am on Monday.

Over the past 24 hours, 986 people sought hospital care with measles symptoms, with 890 admitted.

Of the new admissions, 308 were in Dhaka Division, 12 in Rajshahi, 71 in Sylhet, 241 in Chattogram, 119 in Barishal, 45 in Mymensingh, 77 in Khulna, and 17 in Rangpur.

With these admissions, the number of measles patients hospitalised nationwide has reached 135,554. Of them, 127,811 have been discharged after treatment, according to the DGHS.

The number of suspected cases of the highly-contagious disease has also risen to 151,638, while a total of 18,487 cases have been confirmed, the DGHS said.