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Measles: Death toll reaches 1,314 as 8 more children die

Verified: 4 outlets in 2 countries have reported this story since Nov 14, 2 of them from Bangladesh. 2 killed, according to 3 outlets.

📍 Dhaka, Bangladesh, BD·🕐 17m ago·4 outlets

A total of 1,414 new suspected measles cases were reported during the 24-hour period, taking the cumulative number of suspected cases nationwide to 2,48,060.

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✓ Verified · 4 outlets

Two or more outlets reported this story and its reliability score reached 65%, so WorldPulse marks it verified. That means more than one outlet says so, not that it is proven true.

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The Business Standard· National ↗Dhaka Tribune· National ↗

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From the headlines of its reports in its last 2 days, each with the outlets that report it.

Killed · 4 figures, newest first: 81 outlet: tbsnews.net· latest Nov 15, 9:45 AM UTC
Measles: Death toll reaches 1,314 as 8 more children die ↗; 1,3141 outlet: tbsnews.net· latest Nov 15, 9:45 AM UTC
Measles: Death toll reaches 1,314 as 8 more children die ↗; 23 outlets: aljazeera.com, dhakatribune.com +1· latest Nov 14, 11:37 AM UTC
Measles: Death toll reaches 1,306 as 2 more children die in 24hrs ↗

The story so far · 4 reports · · 2 countries✓ Verified Nov 14, 3:52 AM UTC

2 outlets from Bangladesh, where the story is: Dhaka Tribune, The Business Standard · how we count

Nov 14, 3:20 AM UTCFirst report
Measles-associated deaths reach 10 in US after two more deaths reported aljazeera.com ↗
Verified: a second independent outlet reported itNov 14, 3:52 AM UTC · +32 min
Nov 14, 11:02 AM UTC+8 h
Measles outbreak: Death toll reaches 1,306 as two die in 24 hours dhakatribune.com ↗
Severity rose to critical
Nov 14, 11:37 AM UTC+8 h
Measles: Death toll reaches 1,306 as 2 more children die in 24hrs tbsnews.net ↗
Nov 15, 9:45 AM UTC+30 h· you’re reading this
Measles: Death toll reaches 1,314 as 8 more children dietbsnews.net (again) ↗

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second readconfirmed80%

[Claude, second read] Agrees: HIGH, a new event. New deaths from a measles outbreak; cumulative toll 1,314 with 8 more children dead, but not 100+ dead in a single event.

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Reliability

78%

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high risk