Dengue: Death toll at 483 as 2 more die
Verified: 5 outlets in 3 countries have reported this story since Nov 7, 3 of them from Bangladesh. 4 killed, according to 3 outlets.
In 24 hours, 1,255 new patients were admitted to hospitals across the country.
How sure are we
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.
Who reported it
From the headlines of its reports in its last 2 days, each with the outlets that report it.
- Killed · 5 figures, newest first
- 21 outlet: tbsnews.net· latest Nov 13, 10:36 AM UTCDengue: Death toll at 483 as 2 more die ↗
- 51 outlet: tbsnews.net· latest Nov 13, 10:04 AM UTCMeasles: Death toll crosses 1,300 as 5 more die ↗
- 43 outlets: bdnews24.com, dhakatribune.com +1· latest Nov 12, 12:44 PM UTCMeasles: 4 deaths push toll near 1,300 ↗
3 outlets from Bangladesh, where the story is: bdnews24.com, Dhaka Tribune, The Business Standard · how we count
- Nov 7, 10:59 AM UTCFirst reportFour more die of suspected measles as death toll reaches 1,175dhakatribune.com ↗
- Nov 8, 9:45 AM UTC+23 hMeasles: Death toll reaches 1,282 as 2 more children dietbsnews.net ↗
- Verified: a second independent outlet reported itNov 8, 9:45 AM UTC · +23 h
- Nov 8, 10:44 AM UTC+24 hMeasles outbreak: Death toll reaches 1,282 as two die in 24hrsdhakatribune.com (again) ↗
- Nov 12, 10:37 AM UTC+5 dMeasles: Death toll nears 1,300 as four more die in 24hrsdhakatribune.com (again) ↗
- Nov 12, 12:44 PM UTC+5 dMeasles: 4 deaths push toll near 1,300bdnews24.com ↗
- Nov 13, 10:04 AM UTC+6 dMeasles: Death toll crosses 1,300 as 5 more dietbsnews.net (again) ↗
- Nov 13, 10:36 AM UTC+6 d· you’re reading thisDengue: Death toll at 483 as 2 more dietbsnews.net (again) ↗
[Claude, second read] Rates it MEDIUM, not HIGH. Dengue deaths rising (2 more dead, toll 483) with 1,255 new hospital admissions; deaths and a notable public health event, under the 5-death threshold for high. Lowered from HIGH to MEDIUM.
39m ago[Claude] Back to pending: the other outlets reported a different event. Report 2 covers a separate outbreak (measles) with different deaths and case counts, so it is not the same event as Report 1's dengue update.
43m agoScore bands
What moves the score
Not in the score: AI checks and reader flags. Verified is separate: two or more independent outlets and a score of at least 65%.
High · How we score this