Five more children died from measles-like symptoms in Bangladesh in 24 hours till 8:00 am on Wednesday, taking the total death toll to 560 since 15th March 2026.
The deaths were classified as suspected measles related case, according to Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
Among the suspected deaths, the highest two were reported in Dhaka division.
With these, the total number of confirmed deaths from measles has risen to 88 while suspected deaths have reached 472, it said.
According to DGHS data, a total of 1,056 suspected measles cases were recorded in the last 24 hours, taking the overall suspected cases to 67,079.
During the same period, 62 new confirmed measles cases were reported, bringing the total number of confirmed infections to 8,834.
Since March 15, a total of 53,463 suspected measles patients were hospitalised, of whom 49,903 have recovered.
