Nine more children have died from Measles and its symptoms

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News Desk: In the last 24 hours, nine more children have died across the country from Measles and its symptoms. Among them, the Directorate General of Health Services confirmed that one child died from measles, while the remaining eight children died showing measles-like symptoms. In addition, 1,105 children have been admitted to hospitals with measles and measles-like symptoms, and 176 cases have been confirmed as measles.

These details were reported in the latest bulletin issued by the Directorate General of Health Services on Tuesday (April 14).

According to the health authorities, a total of 31 children have died from measles since March 15. During the same period, 164 deaths were reported with measles-like symptoms.

Furthermore, out of 18,231 patients admitted with measles-like symptoms, 11,652 have been hospitalized. Among them, 2,897 cases have been confirmed as measles, while 9,304 patients have recovered and returned home from hospitals.

The report also stated that out of the nine deaths recorded in the past 24 hours, six occurred in the Dhaka Division.