In the past 24 hours, seven individuals died from measles-related symptoms across Bangladesh, while 1,315 new patients were identified with suspected or lab-confirmed measles, according to the official press bulletin released by the Control Room of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) on Thursday, October 29, 2026.
The daily epidemiological breakdown shows that 1,251 patients were identified with suspected measles symptoms, while 64 cases were laboratory-confirmed over the past 24 hours. No laboratory-confirmed measles deaths were recorded in the last 24-hour window.
According to cumulative DGHS data spanning from March 15 to October 29, 2026, the outbreak has resulted in 1,144 deaths from measles symptoms and 105 laboratory-confirmed deaths. Total cumulative measles infections stand at 226,357 cases (including 23,695 laboratory-confirmed cases). Over the seven-month surveillance period, 201,468 patients were admitted to hospitals nationwide with measles symptoms, of whom 193,301 patients have successfully recovered and been discharged.
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