Two more individuals have succumbed to measles-like symptoms across the country in the last 24 hours, bringing the cumulative death toll from measles and suspected measles symptoms to 1,282 since March 15, 2026. Furthermore, 1,225 new individuals exhibited symptoms or confirmed infections over the past day.
According to the regular epidemiological bulletin issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) on Sunday, November 8, 2026, one death each was recorded in the Dhaka and Mymensingh divisions.
Read nextOral History Project Records 5,000 Veterans' StoriesThe DGHS official data breakdown clarifies that among the 1,282 total deceased, 105 were laboratory-confirmed measles cases while 1,177 died displaying symptomatic measles features. Over the last 24 hours, 1,138 individuals were logged with measles symptoms, raising the nationwide total of suspected cases to 238,840. In addition, 87 newly confirmed cases were detected in the past day, taking the overall confirmed infection tally to 24,442. From March 15 through November 8, a total of 212,979 patients were admitted to various hospitals across the country with suspected symptoms, of whom 204,049 have successfully recovered and returned home.
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