Two more individuals succumbed to measles and related symptoms in Bangladesh over the past 24 hours, bringing the overall death toll from confirmed and suspected measles cases this year to 1,164.
According to the regular health bulletin released by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) on Monday (October 12, 2026), the latest fatalities were recorded in the Dhaka and Sylhet divisions. During the 24-hour period ending at 8:00 AM Monday, 1,421 new patients presenting with measles symptoms were admitted to various hospitals across the country.
Division-wise data indicates that Dhaka recorded the highest number of new admissions with 589 patients, followed by Chittagong (272), Sylhet (144), Barisal (137), Khulna (113), Mymensingh (95), Rajshahi (32), and Rangpur (29). Official statistics show that since March 15, a total of 183,226 patients have been hospitalized with measles symptoms, of whom 175,665 have been discharged after recovering. To date, out of 206,297 suspected cases identified nationwide, 22,573 have been laboratory-confirmed as measles infections.
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