Six more patients presenting with measles symptoms died in Bangladesh over the last 24 hours, taking the country's cumulative measles death toll to 1,170 this year, according to the daily health bulletin released by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) on Tuesday (October 13, 2026).
Among the latest six fatalities, three were recorded in the Dhaka Division. In the 24-hour period leading up to 8:00 AM on Tuesday, 1,213 new patients with confirmed or suspected measles were admitted to hospitals across the country. Dhaka Division logged the highest number of fresh hospitalizations with 358 patients, closely followed by Chattogram with 313. Other divisional admissions include Sylhet (142), Khulna (135), Barishal (132), Mymensingh (72), Rajshahi (37), and Rangpur (24).
DGHS statistics show that since March 15, 2026, a total of 207,371 suspected measles cases have been recorded nationwide, of which 22,712 have been laboratory-confirmed. Out of 184,269 total hospitalizations during this period, 176,672 patients have recovered and been discharged. The cumulative death toll of 1,170 includes 104 laboratory-confirmed measles deaths and 1,066 deaths with measles-like symptoms.
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