Seven more children have died from measles and measles-related symptoms across Bangladesh over the past 24 hours, bringing the total nationwide death toll from the ongoing outbreak to 1,240, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
In its daily bulletin released on Tuesday afternoon (October 27, 2026), DGHS reported 1,295 new cases recorded between 8:00 AM Monday and 8:00 AM Tuesday. Among the newly identified patients, 63 were clinically confirmed measles cases, while 1,232 presented severe measles-like symptoms.
Since the outbreak monitoring began on March 15, 2026, a cumulative total of 223,784 patients have been diagnosed with measles and measles-like symptoms nationwide. Of these, 23,541 have been laboratory-confirmed as measles. DGHS data further reveals that 199,127 individuals required hospitalization during this period, with 191,090 patients successfully recovering and receiving hospital discharge. Of the 1,240 cumulative fatalities recorded this year, 105 deaths are laboratory-confirmed measles cases, while 1,135 deaths resulted from severe measles-related complications.
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