Dhaka, Oct. 23 -- At least seven people with symptoms of measles have died across Bangladesh in the past 24 hours, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

The latest deaths have taken the number of recorded deaths among people with measles symptoms to 1,110 this year.

Another 104 people have died after testing positive for measles, taking the overall death toll from the disease and its symptoms to 1,214.

The DGHS said in its bulletin on Thursday that three of the deaths were reported in the Sylhet Division, two in the Dhaka Division, and one each in the Chattogram and Mymensingh divisions.

Dhaka has recorded the highest number of deaths among patients with measles symptoms, at 498.

Sylhet follows with 197 deat...