92 people with confirmed measles cases have now died, alongside 550 others with suspected cases
June 11, 2026
Staff Correspondent
bdnews24.com
Suspected cases of measles have claimed three more children in Bangladesh in a single day, while 132 people tested positive for the disease in the 24 hours.
The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said in its regular bulletin on Friday that 92 people have died of confirmed cases of the highly-infectious disease since Mar 15, while 550 have died after showing symptoms consistent with the disease.
The official death toll since the outbreak rises to 613
The outbreak has claimed 639 lives since Mar 15
The DGHS says 1,129 people have been admitted to hospitals with measles symptoms over the past 24 hours
The nationwide death toll linked to the disease climbs to 91
The death toll has risen to 631 since the outbreak began in March
The estimated death toll from the outbreak ticks up to 605
