Magufuli was announced dead at the age of 61, on March 17, in a speech on national TV by then-Vice President Samia Suluhu Hassan, ending weeks of speculation about his health status and whereabouts.
Magufuli alitangazwa kufariki dunia akiwa na umri wa miaka 61, mnamo Machi 17, katika hotuba ya aliyekuwa Makamu wa Rais, Samia Suluhu Hassan, iliyorushwa kwenye kituo cha televisheni ya taifa, tangazo lililomaliza majuma kadhaa ya uvumi kuhusu hali ya afya ya rais na mahali alipo.