Four More Children Die With Measles Symptoms in a Day, Sylhet Division Toll Reaches 217
The measles situation in Sylhet and Mymensingh has become alarming. In the past 24 hours, three children have died of measles or suspected measles in Sylhet Division. In the same period, another child died of suspected measles at Mymensingh Medical College Hospital.
With these deaths, the total number of deaths from suspected and confirmed measles in Sylhet Division has reached 217. Meanwhile, 88 people have died at Mymensingh Medical College Hospital since March 17 this year.
The Sylhet figures were released on Friday morning (November 13) in the daily measles and rubella situation report from the Sylhet divisional office of the Directorate General of Health Services. On the same day, Mymensingh Medical College Hospital published a summary of its measles situation with admission, discharge and death figures.
According to the Sylhet report, the three children who died on November 11 and 12 were aged 11 months, 4 months and 17 days, and 9 months. Two of them were being treated at Sylhet MAG Osmani Medical College Hospital and one at Habiganj District Sadar Hospital. Two of the three children were from Sylhet district and one from Habiganj.
At Mymensingh Medical College Hospital, one child died of suspected measles in the past 24 hours. The eight-month-old child's home was in Barhatta upazila of Netrokona. According to the hospital, the child was admitted on November 8 at 11:58 am and died on November 12 at 8:30 am. The cause of death was recorded as severe pneumonia together with irreversible cardiac and respiratory failure from suspected measles.
According to Mymensingh Medical College Hospital, a total of 6,268 patients were admitted there from March 17 to November 13, 2026. Of them, 6,026 were discharged after treatment, and 88 died in total. At present, 154 patients are admitted at the hospital.
In the past 24 hours, 38 new patients were admitted to the hospital and 61 were discharged after treatment. One person died of suspected measles in the same period.
In Sylhet Division, the number of suspected measles patients so far stands at 1,312. By district, there are 442 suspected patients in Sylhet, 260 in Habiganj, 158 in Moulvibazar and 452 in Sunamganj.
According to divisional statistics, the 217 deaths from measles and suspected measles in Sylhet comprise 207 suspected cases and 10 confirmed cases. By district, 89 deaths were recorded in Sylhet, 35 in Habiganj, 17 in Moulvibazar and 76 in Sunamganj.
Meanwhile, 469 patients are currently admitted at government hospitals in Sylhet Division and 89 at private hospitals. In total, 558 patients are undergoing treatment at government and private hospitals.
