Another Child Dies with Measles Symptoms at Mymensingh Medical College Hospital, Total Deaths Reach 84

Another child has died with measles symptoms in the past 24 hours at Mymensingh Medical College (MMCH) Hospital. With this, the number of children who have died with measles and measles symptoms at the hospital has reached 84.

Md Mainuddin Khan, the hospital's assistant director (administration), confirmed the information on Monday morning (October 26).

He said the child who died was a resident of Mymensingh Sadar upazila. The child was 9 months old. Alongside measles symptoms, the child was also suffering from pneumonia.

According to the hospital authorities, 39 more children were newly admitted in the past 24 hours. In the same period, 58 children recovered and returned home.

From March 17 to date, a total of 5,501 children have received treatment at the hospital with measles symptoms. Of them, 5,300 children have recovered and returned home. At present, 117 children remain under treatment.

Doctors say that in the context of the measles infection spreading, there is a shortfall in building adequate immunity among children. Many children under treatment at the hospital have not been vaccinated or have not yet reached the age for vaccination. The risk is higher for children suffering from malnutrition, the doctors said.