Two more children have died from measles-like symptoms in the 24 hours leading up to 8:00am on Monday, raising the overall death toll from the ongoing outbreak to 1,284.
The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) has classified both of the latest casualties as suspected.
With the latest figures, the total number of suspected measles deaths has reached 1,179, while the number of confirmed deaths remained unchanged at 105, as no new confirmed measles deaths were reported in the last 24 hours.
The two new suspected fatalities were reported across two divisions; Dhaka and Chittagong with one death each. At the district level, one casualty each was recorded in Dhaka and Chittagong.
A total of 1,359 suspected measles cases were recorded in the 24 hours till Monday morning, taking the overall suspected case tally to 240,199.
During the same period, 81 new confirmed measles cases were reported, bringing the total number of confirmed infections to 24,523.
Since March 15, 2026, a total of 214,251 suspected measles patients have been hospitalized across the country, of whom 205,383 have recovered and been discharged from hospitals, according to the DGHS.
