Six more children die with measles symptoms in Bangladesh

Six more children died with measles symptoms in the past 24hrs across Bangladesh.

However, no confirmed deaths from measles were reported during the time.

With the latest numbers, the death toll from measles and measles-like symptoms hit 594 since March 15, 2026, Health Emergency Operations Center and Control Room of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) on Tuesday confirms.

According to the report, no one died of measles from Monday 8:00am to Tuesday 8:00am, but six children died with measles symptoms.

According to the Health Department, 90 children died of confirmed measles since March 15, 2026. During the same period, the number of deaths due to suspected measles has reached 504.

In addition,  9,136 children were infected with confirmed measles since March 15, 2026. During the same period, the number of suspected measles cases was 73,362.

During the aforementioned period, 59,106 children have been admitted to hospitals on suspicion of measles. Of them, 54,812 have recovered and been discharged from hospitals.