Bangladesh recorded two additional deaths from measles-like symptoms in the last 24 hours, taking the total national mortality count from confirmed measles and suspected symptoms to 1,254, according to the latest bulletin from the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) released on Sunday, November 1, 2026.
The official DGHS bulletin specified that between 8:00 AM Saturday and 8:00 AM Sunday, one death each was reported in Sylhet and Chattogram divisions. During this 24-hour period, 1,417 new patients exhibiting measles symptoms were admitted to various hospitals across the country. Division-wise admission figures show that Dhaka Division recorded the highest surge with 632 new hospitalizations, followed by Chattogram (264), Barishal (129), Sylhet (126), Mymensingh (89), Khulna (89), Rangpur (51), and Rajshahi (41).
Read nextDB Police Arrest 11 Awami League Leaders and Activists Over Mirpur RMG Protest Sabotage and ArsonSince the current outbreak monitoring began on March 15, 2026, a cumulative total of 204,783 patients with measles symptoms have been admitted to hospitals nationwide, of which 196,183 patients have recovered and been discharged. Epidemiological surveillance data shows that total suspected measles cases have reached 230,013, with 23,935 cases officially laboratory-confirmed as measles. The cumulative fatality count includes 105 laboratory-confirmed measles deaths and 1,149 deaths from measles-like symptoms.
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