Measles death toll rises to 32 as Dhaka reports new fatality: DGHS

Two more suspected measles deaths reported in same period
Star Online Report

One more confirmed measles death has been reported in 24 hours till 8:00am today, taking up the number of total confirmed deaths to 32.

The death was reported from Dhaka division, Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said.

Besides, the directorate recorded two more suspected deaths in the same period, taking the total number of suspected deaths to 166. Both deaths were reported from the Dhaka division.

During this time, 76 confirmed cases have been reported, taking the number of confirmed cases to 2,973.

Besides, DGHS recorded 1,032 suspected cases in 24 hours, taking the number of suspected cases to 19,161.