Staff Reporter:
Eleven more children died from measles and similar symptoms in Bangladesh in 24 hours till 8:00 am on Tuesday, taking the total death toll to 475 since 15th March 2026.
Of the new deaths, nine were confirmed as measles-related while the remaining two were classified as suspected, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
Among the suspected deaths, the highest three were reported in each Dhaka and Sylhet division.
With these, the total number of confirmed deaths from measles has risen to 77 while suspected deaths have reached 398, it said.
According to DGHS data, a total of 1,264 suspected measles cases were recorded in the last 24 hours, taking the overall suspected cases to 56,586.
During the same period, 73 new confirmed measles cases were reported, bringing the total number of confirmed infections to 7,929.
Since March 15, a total of 43,983 suspected measles patients were hospitalized, of whom 40,090 have recovered.
