6 more children die in 24 hours with measles symptoms

❐ Staff Reporter

Six more children died of measles and measles symptoms across the country in the 24 hours from 8 am on Saturday to 8 am on Sunday.

Among them, 1 person died of measles and 5 more children with measles symptoms. At the same time, 243 children were diagnosed with measles. And 1,064 children were admitted to the hospital.

According to the latest report from the Department of Health, a total of 75 children have died of measles since March 15. And 384 children have died with measles symptoms.

According to the Department of Health, one child from Barisal division has died of measles in the last 24 hours. One child from Sylhet division and one from Mymensingh division have died with measles symptoms.

The Department of Health (DoH) has reported that 1,274 children across the country have shown symptoms of measles in the last 24 hours. Of these, 1,064 children have been admitted to hospitals, and the largest number of them, 428, are from Dhaka division.

During this period, 1,099 children admitted with measles symptoms have been discharged from hospitals. The largest number of discharged children is from Dhaka Division, with 467 children.

According to the report of the Directorate General of Health, a total of 57,846 children have shown symptoms of measles since March 15. Of these, 42,092 children have been admitted to the hospital.

Of these, 7,767 children were diagnosed with measles, and the number of patients discharged from the hospital was 37,744.