In the same 24-hour period, a total of 951 new suspected measles cases were reported, taking the nationwide total to 1,02,028.
A surge of measles cases has led to a growing influx of infected children at DNCC Covid-19 Dedicated Hospital in Mohakhali, with new patients arriving daily, many of them referred from other hospitals and mostly children. Photo taken on 8 April 2026. Photos: Mehedi Hasan/TBS
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A surge of measles cases has led to a growing influx of infected children at DNCC Covid-19 Dedicated Hospital in Mohakhali, with new patients arriving daily, many of them referred from other hospitals and mostly children. Photo taken on 8 April 2026. Photos: Mehedi Hasan/TBS
One more child died from measles-like symptoms in the 24 hours until 8am today (1 July), bringing Bangladesh’s combined tally of confirmed and suspected measles-related deaths to 719.
With the latest fatality, the number of suspected measles deaths has risen to 626, while laboratory-confirmed measles deaths stand at 93, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
In the same 24-hour period, a total of 951 new suspected measles cases were reported, taking the nationwide total to 1,02,028.
Meanwhile, 167 new laboratory-confirmed cases were recorded, raising the total number of confirmed infections to 12,132.
Since 10 April, 85,509 patients with suspected measles have been hospitalised across the country, of whom 81,882 have recovered, according to data from the DGHS.
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