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12 more die of measles like symptoms in 24 hours

Greenwatch Desk Disease 2026-05-07, 5:44pm

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Twelve more children died from measles and with measles-like symptoms across the country in 24 hours until 8: 00 am Thursday, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).


Among the new deaths, one was confirmed as measles-related while the remaining 11 were listed as suspected cases.

Of the suspected deaths, the highest five cases were reported in Dhaka.

With the latest figures, the total number of confirmed measles deaths since March 15 has risen to 57 while suspected deaths to 279.

According to DGHS data, 1,238 new suspected measles cases were recorded during the reporting period, taking the total number of suspected cases to 45,498.

During the same period, 286 new confirmed measles cases were reported, raising the total number of confirmed infections to 6,208, reports UNB.

Since March 15, a total of 31,912 suspected measles patients have been hospitalised, 28,238 of them have recovered, the DGHS said.