Friday, 23 October 2026

Seven more children die with measles symptoms in 24 hours

Bussiness Times Desk
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Seven more children die with measles symptoms in 24 hours

The procession of measles and measles does not stop in the country. Seven more people have died of the disease in the last 24 hours. At the same time, new measles and symptoms have been seen in the bodies of 135 people. According to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), the total death toll from measles and measles from March 15 to October 23 stood at 1 thousand 214 people.

Deaths and new cases of measles and new cases of measles continued across the country. Of the seven people who died with symptoms in the last 24 hours, three from Sylhet division, two from Dhaka division and one each from Chittagong and Mymensingh divisions.

This information was given in the regular report on measles published by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) on Friday (October 23rd).

According to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), a total of 214 people died of measles and measles symptoms in the country from March 15 to October 23. Of them, 104 people died of measles. On the other hand, one thousand 110 people have died of measles.

Twenty-five new cases of measles have been reported in the last 24 hours. The number of confirmed measles cases in the country has increased to 23 thousand 273 since March 15 this year.

According to the report of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), measles and symptoms have been reported in the body of 13,000 people in the last 24 hours. One thousand of them had symptoms of measles and 25 measles were detected.

The total number of suspected measles patients in the country has stood at 2 lakh 18 thousand 870 people since March 15.

According to the report, from March 15 to October 23, 1 lakh 94 thousand 633 people were admitted to different hospitals in the country on suspicion of measles. At the same time, 86 thousand 798 people have returned home from the hospital after treatment.

Due to the increase in the number of measles and measles and the number of new patients, it is important to quickly identify, ensure treatment and follow public health guidelines to prevent infection.

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