Bangladesh recorded two additional fatalities due to measles symptoms alongside 1,412 new suspected and confirmed cases over the past 24 hours, according to the official daily epidemiological bulletin issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) on Wednesday, October 28, 2026.
The two latest fatalities occurred in the Dhaka Division and Sylhet Division, each logging one casualty. Of the newly identified cases within the 24-hour reporting window, 1,322 individuals exhibited symptomatic measles presentations, while 90 cases were laboratory-confirmed. This brings the cumulative number of suspected infection cases to 225,106 and confirmed cases to 23,631.
Health Directorate records show that since the onset of the current outbreak tracking window on March 15, 2026, total measles-related fatalities have reached 1,242. This death toll comprises 105 laboratory-confirmed measles deaths and 1,137 deaths linked to severe measles symptoms. On the clinical care front, 200,319 patients have been admitted to hospitals nationwide with suspected measles since March 15, with 192,178 patients successfully recovering and receiving medical clearance to return home.
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