হাম ও উপসর্গে মৃত্যু বেড়ে ১২৫২

In the past 24 hours, one person died from measles symptoms, bringing the total number of deaths related to measles and its symptoms in the country to 1,252. During the same period, 987 new cases of measles symptoms were reported, and 97 of those cases were confirmed as measles. The Ministry of Health released a notice on Saturday that covered the period from 8 a.m. on Friday to 8 a.m. on Saturday. According to the ministry’s data, since March 15, a total of 228,660 people have exhibited measles symptoms, and 23,867 of those cases have been confirmed as measles. In that same timeframe, 1,147 deaths were attributed to measles symptoms, and 105 deaths were confirmed as due to measles infection. The cumulative number of deaths from measles and its symptoms for the current year is 1,252. A breakdown by division shows the highest number of deaths in the Dhaka division, with 512 fatalities. Other divisions reported the following numbers: Sylhet 202, Chittagong 110, Rajshahi 93, Mymensingh 89, Barishal 68, Khulna 56, and Rangpur 17.

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