- Zelenskyy warns Starshield limits are hindering drone interceptions |
- Govt considers revamping school food distribution system |
- Service tenure expiry leads to retirement of five BAF officers |
- HSC supplementary exams scheduled to begin on December 1 |
- US ambassador meets Indian High Commissioner amid political uncertainty |
Five more die with measles-like symptoms in 24 hours
Image- Collected
Five more people have died with measles-like symptoms across Bangladesh in the 24 hours until 8:00 AM on Tuesday, taking the combined number of confirmed and suspected measles-related deaths to 1,104 this year.
According to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), all five latest deaths were classified as suspected measles deaths, with no confirmed measles-related deaths reported during the period.
The number of suspected measles deaths has now reached 1,003, while confirmed deaths remain at 101.
A total of 1,255 new suspected measles cases were reported during the 24-hour period, raising the nationwide number of suspected cases to 190,510.
Meanwhile, 84 new laboratory-confirmed measles cases were recorded, bringing the total number of confirmed infections to 21,392.
Since March 15 this year, 168,655 patients with suspected measles have been hospitalised across the country, of whom 161,798 have recovered, according to DGHS data.