3 more die of measles in 24 hrs

Three more patients died of measles in the 24 hours till 8:00am today, raising this year’s death toll to 37, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

Of the three, two deaths were reported in Barguna district under the Barishal division and one in the Dhaka division.

In addition, the DGHS recorded two more deaths with measles‑like symptoms during the same period, taking the number of suspected measles deaths to 174. Both suspected deaths were reported in the Dhaka division.

In the last 24 hours, 1,115 new suspected cases were recorded nationwide, including 127 cases confirmed through laboratory testing.

Since March 15, a total of 3,192 measles cases have been confirmed, while 21,467 people have been identified as suspected cases, the DGHS report said.

During the same period, 11,243 patients have recovered and returned home after treatment.