Dhaka:Two more children have died with symptoms of measles in the past 24 hours, as reported by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). This increase brings the total suspected measles-related deaths to 1,177 since March 15, 2026.
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, a press release from DGHS highlighted that 1,225 suspected and confirmed cases of measles were reported in the same 24-hour period. The report also noted that no deaths from confirmed measles occurred in the last 24 hours, but a total of 105 children have succumbed to confirmed measles since March 15.
The cumulative fatalities from both confirmed measles and measles-like symptoms have reached 1,282 since mid-March. In the last 24 hours alone, 1,138 suspected cases were reported, contributing to a total of 238,840 suspected cases from March 15 to November 8.
Furthermore, there were 87 new confirmed measles cases in the past day, increasing the total number of confirmed cases to 24,442 since the outbreak began. During the same period, 212,979 patients with suspected measles were admitted to various hospitals across the country, with 204,049 of them having been discharged, as per the DGHS release.