Deaths from measles and dengue are rising across the country. In the last 24 hours, seven people died with measles symptoms and three died of dengue.
Over the same period, 2,434 people were newly admitted to hospital with the two diseases or their symptoms: 1,135 with measles symptoms and 1,299 with dengue.
The figures come from the Directorate General of Health Services’ (DGHS) regular measles and dengue report on Friday (23 October).
According to the DGHS, the most deaths with measles symptoms in the last 24 hours, three, were in Sylhet division. Two died in Dhaka division and one each in Chattogram and Mymensingh divisions.
That brings the total number of deaths from measles and its symptoms since 15 March this year to 1,214. Of them, 104 had confirmed measles and 1,110 died with measles symptoms.
In the past day, measles was confirmed in 25 new people, and 1,110 people showed measles symptoms. Altogether, 23,273 confirmed measles cases have been detected in the country since 15 March, and the number of suspected cases has reached 218,870.
Dengue deaths and hospital admissions are also rising. Three people died of the disease in the last 24 hours: two from outside the city corporation areas of Chattogram division and one from outside the city corporation areas of Mymensingh division.
That brings this year’s total dengue death toll to 371. In the same 24 hours, 1,299 new dengue patients were admitted to hospital.
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