April 21, 2026

3 people die of measles and measles symptoms in 24 hours

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In the last 24 hours (from 8 am on Monday to 8 pm on Tuesday), 3 people have died of measles and measles symptoms across the country. Of these, one died of confirmed measles and two died of measles symptoms. At the same time, the number of suspected measles patients has risen to 1,159 and 188 confirmed measles patients have been identified.
This information was given in a notification by the Directorate General of Health Services on Tuesday (April 21). According to the data of the Directorate General of Health Services, 38 people have died of confirmed measles from March 15 to April. During this period, 185 people have died of suspected measles. And 3,805 people have been infected with confirmed measles. The number of suspected measles patients has risen to 25,935.

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