Five more people have died with measles symptoms in Bangladesh in the past 24 hours, and 1,356 new cases were recorded in the same period. One of the deaths was in Dhaka division, one in Sylhet, two in Chattogram and one in Mymensingh.
According to the Directorate General of Health Services, 1,227 people have died with measles or its symptoms in the country since 15 March. Of them, 104 had confirmed measles and 1,123 died with symptoms of the disease.
In the past 24 hours, 1,280 more people showed measles symptoms, the report said, bringing the number of suspected infections in the country to 221,164. Over the same period 76 more cases of measles were confirmed, taking the confirmed total to 23,400.
Since 15 March this year, 196,703 people have been admitted to hospitals across the country with suspected measles. Of them, 188,674 have recovered and gone home.
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