In the last 24 hours, two children have died with symptoms of measles in the country. However, there have been no deaths confirmed to be caused by measles during this period. This information was provided in a statement by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) on Friday (October 30). The data covers the period from 8:00 AM on Thursday to 8:00 AM today.

According to the DGHS, a total of 1,251 people have died from measles or related symptoms between March 15 of this year and today. Of these, 105 deaths were confirmed to be caused by measles, while 1,146 individuals died with symptoms of the disease.

Over the past 24 hours, one death associated with measles symptoms was reported in each of the Sylhet and Khulna divisions. During the same period, 75 cases of measles were confirmed. This brings the total number of confirmed measles cases this year to 23,770. Additionally, 1,316 new individuals have presented with symptoms of measles, bringing the total number of suspected cases to 227,673.