2 infants die of measles symptoms at Faridpur hospital

35 children are being treated across the district

Amid the countrywide outbreak, two 7-month olds have died while undergoing treatment for measles symptoms at Faridpur Medical College Hospital.

The District Civil Surgeon's Office announced the deaths on Thursday afternoon, saying 35 children were being treated across the district.

One infant has been identified only as Sabiha hailing from Madaripur’s Shibchar Upazila.

The other is Ayatullah, also identified by a single name, a resident of Pangsa Upazila in Rajbari.

Civil Surgeon Mahmudul Hasan said Sabiha died on Wednesday and Ayatullah on Thursday.

In the last 24 hours, 13 patients were admitted to the medical college hospital and Faridpur General Hospital.

The medical college hospital authorities have opened an isolation ward as the number of suspected cases kept rising.

However, the measures do not seem sufficient to tackle the influx as patients are seen receiving treatment on the hospital's balcony and floor too.