DHAKA — Bangladesh has recorded 1,100 deaths among people with measles-like symptoms since March, while 104 deaths have been officially confirmed as measles-related, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
Three more people died with measles-like symptoms in the 24 hours to Tuesday, the DGHS said in its latest update. During the same period, 42 new measles cases were confirmed, while 1,217 people presented with symptoms consistent with the disease.
Of the newly confirmed cases, 34 were reported in Dhaka and eight in Chattogram. The three deaths involving suspected measles occurred in Dhaka, Mymensingh and Chattogram, with one death reported in each division.
Dhaka recorded the highest number of people with measles-like symptoms during the reporting period, at 499. Chattogram reported 251 cases, Sylhet 123, Barishal 126, Khulna 97, Mymensingh 63, Rajshahi 33 and Rangpur 25.
Since March, Bangladesh has confirmed 23,199 measles cases, while 215,768 people have presented with measles-like symptoms, the DGHS data showed.
Dhaka division accounted for the highest number of confirmed measles deaths, at 67. Barishal reported 19 deaths, Chattogram 10, Sylhet and Rajshahi three each, and Mymensingh two.
Among deaths involving suspected measles, Dhaka also recorded the highest toll, at 494. The figures for other divisions were 193 in Sylhet, 102 in Chattogram, 93 in Rajshahi, 85 in Mymensingh, 65 in Barishal, 51 in Khulna and 17 in Rangpur.
The DGHS figures distinguish between deaths confirmed as measles-related and deaths among people who exhibited measles-like symptoms. The latter have not necessarily been confirmed as caused by measles.
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