13 more die of measles-like symptoms in 24 hours

Thirteen more children died from measles and similar symptoms in Bangladesh in 24 hours till 8:00 am on Saturday, taking the total death toll to 512 since 15th March 2026.

This is the second highest single-day toll since the outbreak of the highly contagious but preventable disease in March this year.

Of the new deaths, one was confirmed as measles-related while the remaining 12 were classified as suspected, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

Among the suspected deaths, the highest four were reported in Dhaka and Sylhet divisions each.

With these, the total number of confirmed deaths from measles has risen to 86 while suspected deaths have reached 426, it said.

According to DGHS data, a total of 972 suspected measles cases were recorded in the last 24 hours, taking the overall suspected cases to 62,507.

During the same period, 49 new confirmed measles cases were reported, bringing the total number of confirmed infections to 8,494, reports UNB.

Since March 15, a total of 49,389 suspected measles patients were hospitalised, of whom 45,011 have recovered.