10 more children died of measles and measles symptoms

Published: 26 May 2026, 04:50 PM

10 more children died in the country with measles and measles symptoms. Among them, 9 children died with symptoms of measles, and the death of one child was confirmed by the Department of Health. With this, the number of deaths due to measles and measles symptoms in the country in the last 72 days has reached 555. Among them, 467 children with measles symptoms and 88 children with measles have died.

This information is known from the latest report of the Department of Health on Tuesday. This account is from May 25 at 8 am to May 26 at 8 am.

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Among the 10 children who died with measles and measles symptoms in the last 24 hours, 5 children are from Dhaka division. Apart from this, 2 children died in Mymensingh division and one child each in Rajshahi, Sylhet and Barisal divisions.

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In the last 24 hours, 1 thousand 83 people have symptoms of measles. During this period, 945 children were admitted to the hospital with measles symptoms. Among them 366 children are from Dhaka division. Then there are Chittagong (193), Barisal (157) and Rajshahi (73) divisions. In the last 24 hours, 1 thousand 181 people have also been discharged from the hospital.

The first measles patient was detected in the country on March 15. According to the latest report of the Department of Health, 66,23 people have developed symptoms of measles in the last 72 days. 52 thousand 530 people were admitted to the hospital. A total of 8,772 people have been diagnosed with measles. Apart from this, 48 ​​thousand 800 people got leave from the hospital in 72 days.

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