Nine children have died from measles-like symptoms in the 24 hours preceding Wednesday morning, bringing the national death toll from such symptoms to 605. An additional 93 deaths have been confirmed among those testing positive for measles, with 52 new cases reported in the same period. The outbreak is ongoing across all divisions of Bangladesh, with the highest impact observed in the Dhaka division.
Disease
measles
Confirmed cases
52
Confirmed deaths
698
Notes
Measles outbreak across Bangladesh with deaths among confirmed cases and those with symptoms.
| Scope | Source wording |
|---|---|
| 8 · division | সারাদেশের সব বিভাগে |