Dhaka, Oct. 28 -- Two more people have died of measles symptoms over a 24-hour period.

The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said on Wednesday that the toll from the disease since Mar 15 has reached 1,242.

Of them, 1,137 died with symptoms and 105 had confirmed cases of the disease.

One person in the Dhaka Division and another in the Sylhet Division died in the 24 hours to 8am on Wednesday, the DGHS said.

Dhaka Division has logged the highest number of deaths among patients with symptoms at 507, followed by Sylhet with 201, Chattogram 109, Rajshahi 93, Mymensingh 89, Barishal 67, Khulna 54 and Rangpur 17.

Symptoms appeared in another 1,322 people over the past 24 hours, and measles was confirmed in 90.

Hospitals admitted...