Three More Children Die with Measles Symptoms in Sylhet Division, 168 New Patients Hospitalised
Three more children have died with measles symptoms in Sylhet Division in the past 24 hours. During the same period, 168 new suspected measles patients were admitted to hospitals across the division. With these, the division's total death toll has reached 219 — 209 from suspected measles and 10 from confirmed measles.
Dr Mohammad Nure Alam Shamim, Assistant Director (Disease Control) of the Sylhet Divisional Health Directorate, confirmed the information in a notice on Friday (13 November).
The deceased children are Afrin (11 months), daughter of Ansar Uddin of Jagannathpur in Sunamganj; Maisha (4 months and 17 days), daughter of Shakur Ali of Sylhet Sadar; and Umar (1 month), son of Abdul Aziz of Habiganj Sadar.
Among them, Afrin and Maisha died while undergoing treatment at Sylhet M A G Osmani Medical College Hospital, and Umar died at Habiganj District Sadar Hospital.
According to the notice, as of 8 am on 13 November, the number of newly identified confirmed measles patients was 65. Since 1 January this year, the total number of confirmed measles patients in the division has reached 1,312.
Of the 168 newly admitted suspected patients in the past 24 hours, 111 were admitted in Sylhet, 31 in Habiganj, 10 in Moulvibazar and 16 in Sunamganj.
A total of 568 patients are currently undergoing treatment at government and private hospitals in the division. Among them, 469 are admitted to government hospitals and 89 to private hospitals.
Other media reports said another child also died with measles symptoms in Mymensingh, outside Sylhet, bringing the number of child deaths across the two divisions in the same period to four.
