Dhaka, Oct. 27 -- Measles continues to take a toll in Bangladesh, with six more people dying of symptoms in a day and another person dying of a confirmed case of the disease.

Chattogram and Khulna divisions recorded two deaths each among patients with symptoms, while Dhaka and Barishal divisions recorded one each.

The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said on Tuesday that the toll since Mar 15 has reached 1,240.

Of them, 1,135 died with symptoms and 105 had confirmed cases of the disease.

Dhaka Division logged the highest number of deaths among patients with symptoms at 506, followed by Sylhet with 200, Chattogram 109, Rajshahi 93, Mymensingh 89, Barishal 67, Khulna 54 and Rangpur 17.

Symptoms appeared in another 1,232 pe...