Five more children died from measles and similar symptoms in Bangladesh in the 24 hours till 8am on Thursday, bringing the total death toll to 565 since March 15, 2026.
Of the new deaths, five were confirmed as measles-related, while no one was classified as suspected, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
Among the suspected deaths, the highest five were reported in the Dhaka division.
With these, the total number of confirmed deaths from measles has risen to 88, while suspected deaths have reached 477.
According to DGHS data, a total of 826 suspected measles cases were recorded in the last 24 hours, taking the overall suspected cases to 67,905.
During the same period, 51 new confirmed measles cases were reported, bringing the total number of confirmed infections to 8,885.
Since March 15, a total of 54,188 suspected measles patients were hospitalized, of whom 50,926 have recovered.
