Five people died with measles symptoms in the 24 hours to the latest count, and 1,356 more fell ill. One death was in Dhaka division, one in Sylhet, two in Chattogram and one in Mymensingh.
The figures were given in the Directorate General of Health Services’ regular health bulletin on Sunday.
According to the directorate, 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, bringing the number of suspected infections to 221,164, the bulletin said. Over the same period 76 more cases of measles were confirmed, taking confirmed cases to 23,400.
Since 15 March this year, 196,703 people have been admitted to hospitals around the country with suspected measles. Of them, 188,674 have recovered and gone home.
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