Measles symptoms claim six more lives in Bangladesh as total death toll reaches 908
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Six more people have died from measles-like symptoms in the last 24 hours, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) reported on Sunday.
According to the latest data, the fatalities occurred between 8:00 a.m. Saturday and 8:00 a.m. Sunday. This brings the total number of deaths associated with measles symptoms since March 15 to 809. When combined with the 99 confirmed cases of measles fatalities, the total death toll stands at 908.
Health authorities note that all deaths involving measles-like symptoms during an outbreak are categorized as measles-related. While epidemiologists state that the disease can affect individuals of any age, children remain the most vulnerable demographic. The DGHS report does not provide a breakdown of these statistics by age.
In the last 24 hours, 1,021 new cases of measles-like symptoms were reported across the country, raising the total number of such cases since March 15 to 142,797. During the same period, 80 cases were clinically confirmed as measles, bringing the total number of confirmed infections to 17,880.
Hospitalization data indicates that 124,457 patients have been admitted with measles symptoms since mid-March, with 119,939 patients successfully treated and discharged.
Of the six individuals who died from measles-like symptoms in the latest reporting cycle, three were from the Dhaka division. The remaining three fatalities were recorded in the Sylhet, Rajshahi, and Mymensingh divisions, respectively. No new confirmed measles-related deaths were reported within the past 24 hours.
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