{
  "id": 477050,
  "title": "5 more die with measles like symptoms",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/10/5-more-die-with-measles-like-symptoms",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-08-10T14:18:16.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Star BD Health",
    "slug": "daily-star-bd-health",
    "url": "https://www.thedailystar.net/health/disease/news/5-more-die-measles-symptoms-4244586"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In a grim development, five additional children succumbed to symptoms resembling measles within a single day, raising Bangladesh's overall count of confirmed and suspected measles-related fatalities to 878. The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) reported that 992 suspected measles patients were documented in the preceding 24 hours, with the total suspected cases reaching 137,312 between March 15 and August 10. Confirmed measles cases within the same timeframe amounted to 163, leading the cumulative confirmed cases to 17,278 since March 15. The past 24 hours saw the demise of five children suspected to have measles, contributing to a total of 780 such deaths since March 15. Contrarily, no fatalities were attributed to confirmed measles during the same period, with 98 individuals succumbing to the disease from March 15 to August 10. Between March 15 and August 10, 119,322 individuals suspected of having measles were admitted to hospitals, and of those, 115,139 patients recovered and were discharged.",
  "summary": "Combined toll of confirmed and suspected measles deaths rises to 878",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}