Two infants have died while undergoing treatment with measles symptoms at Mymensingh Medical College Hospital, where authorities cited suspected measles accompanied by pneumonia as the cause of death.
Jhontu Sarkar, senior store officer at the hospital, said Wednesday morning that both children who died over the past 24 hours were 10 months old and came from Kishoreganj district. The first infant was admitted on November 5 at 3:15 p.m. and died Tuesday night at 9:15 p.m. The second infant, also from Kishoreganj district, was admitted on November 8 at 10:50 a.m. and died Tuesday night at 2:10 a.m.
Hospital records show 57 new pediatric admissions with measles symptoms in the past 24 hours, while 60 children were discharged after recovery, leaving 172 children under treatment.
Between March 17 and November 11 this year, a total of 6,181 children have been admitted to the hospital with measles symptoms; 5,922 have recovered and gone home, while 87 have died.
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