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5 more suspected measles deaths reported, toll reaches 793
Greenwatch Desk
Disease
2026-07-20, 5:05pm
Five more children died with symptoms consistent with measles in 24 hours until 8:00am on Monday, bringing Bangladesh’s combined tally of confirmed and suspected measles-related deaths to 793. GeographicReference
The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) has classified the latest deaths as suspected measles fatalities.
With the latest update, the number of suspected measles deaths has risen to 698 while the number of laboratory-confirmed measles deaths remained unchanged at 95.
A total of 922 new suspected measles cases were reported during the period, bringing the cumulative number of suspected cases nationwide to 118,570.
Meanwhile, 147 new confirmed measles cases were recorded, bringing the total number of laboratory-confirmed infections to 14,578, reports UNB.
Since March 15, a total of 101, 026 patients with suspected measles have been hospitalised across the country, of whom 97,532 have recovered, according to DGHS data.