Another child with measles symptoms dies at Mymensingh Medical

Another child with measles symptoms has died in Mymensingh Medical College Hospital, taking the number of such deaths at the facility to 17.

The 3-and-a-half-month-old baby passed away while undergoing treatment around 2:15pm on Saturday, said Muhammad Mynuddin Khan, assistant director (administration) of Mymensingh Medical College Hospital.

The child, who hailed from Trishal Upazila in Mymensingh, was admitted on Apr 21 with measles symptoms.

Mynuddin said that from Mar 17 to Sunday morning, a total of 856 children with measles symptoms were admitted. Of these, 755 have been discharged from the hospital, and 17 children have died.

A total of 33 children have recovered and been discharged from the hospital in the last 24 hours since Saturday morning. During this time, 28 children were newly admitted. At least 84 children are undergoing treatment in the isolation ward.

Mynuddin added, "Despite various crises, we have continued to provide adequate services. If we had a few ICU beds, the death rate would have been lower. But what is needed most now is public awareness."