3 More Suspected Measles Deaths Push Bangladesh Toll to 1,125

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Publish : 04 Oct 2026, 05:53 PM

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Three children succumbed to measles-like symptoms in the 24 hours leading up to 8 am on Sunday, elevating the nation's total tally of confirmed and suspected measles-related fatalities to 1,125 for the current year.

The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) designated all three recent deaths as suspected cases, confirming that no laboratory-verified fatalities from the highly contagious airborne infection were recorded during this period.

With these additional casualties, the overall count of suspected measles deaths has risen to 1,023, while laboratory-confirmed deaths remain unchanged at 102.

A further 1,218 new suspected measles cases were reported within the same 24-hour window, pushing the nationwide cumulative count of suspected infections to 196,418.

Concurrently, health authorities identified 82 newly confirmed measles cases, bringing the total number of laboratory-verified infections to 21,748.

According to data provided by the DGHS, a total of 174,149 individuals presenting with suspected measles symptoms have been admitted to hospitals across the country since March 15 this year, with 166,908 of them having successfully recovered.

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