7 die of measles, dengue in 24hrs

At least seven people died of measles and dengue across the country in the 24 hours to Saturday morning.
The combined number of suspected and laboratory-confirmed measles-related deaths has reached 1,280 so far this year, while dengue has claimed 458 lives, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
Measles death toll reaches 1,280 as four more die
Four more children died from measles-like symptoms in the 24 hours until 8am on Saturday, taking the combined number of suspected and laboratory-confirmed measles-related deaths in Bangladesh to 1,280.
Of the total deaths, 1,175 were suspected measles-related deaths, while 105 were confirmed through laboratory tests, according to the DGHS.
The health directorate recorded 988 new suspected measles cases during the 24-hour period, raising the cumulative number of suspected cases nationwide to 2,37,702.
Meanwhile, 61 new laboratory-confirmed cases were reported, taking the total number of confirmed infections to 24,355.
Three die of dengue, 1,674 hospitalised 
Three dengue patients died in the 24 hours until 8am on Saturday, while 1,674 were hospitalised after contracting the mosquito-borne disease.
The latest fatalities have raised the country's dengue death toll to 458 this year, according to the DGHS.
Of the newly hospitalised patients, 714 were in Dhaka Division, 50 in Mymensingh Division, 311 in Chattogram Division, 190 in Khulna Division, 115 in Rajshahi Division, 60 in Rangpur Division, 213 in Barishal Division and 21 in Sylhet Division.