At least 16 children die in 24 hours with measles symptoms

❐ Staff Reporter

Across the country, 16 children died of measles symptoms in the 24 hours from 8 am on Saturday to 8 am on Sunday. Of these, 10 were from Dhaka division, one from Rajshahi, one from Sylhet, one from Barisal division, one from Rangpur and two from Mymensingh.

During the same period, 128 children were diagnosed with measles, and 1,169 children were admitted to the hospital.

According to the latest report from the Department of Health, a total of 86 children have died of measles since March 15. And 442 children have died with measles symptoms.

The Department of Health (DoH) has reported that 1,306 children across the country have shown symptoms of measles in the last 24 hours. Of these, 1,169 children have been admitted to hospitals, and the highest number of them, 447, are from Dhaka division.

During this period, 1,203 children admitted with measles symptoms have been discharged from hospitals. The largest number of discharged children are from Dhaka Division, with 494 children.

According to the report of the Directorate General of Health, a total of 63,813 children have shown symptoms of measles since March 15.

Of these, 50,558 children have been admitted to hospitals. Of these, 8,622 children were diagnosed with measles. And the number of patients discharged from hospitals is 46,214.