Sylhet, Nov 01 (V7N) – Another child has died from suspected measles in Sylhet division, bringing the total number of deaths from confirmed and suspected measles cases to 205 this year. A further 136 people have been admitted to hospitals across the division with measles or suspected measles symptoms, although no new cases were confirmed in the past 24 hours.
The latest figures were released in a report issued on Friday by the Sylhet divisional office of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
The latest death was that of Raj Ahmed, a 10-month-old boy from the Lakai area of Habiganj. He was the son of Mithu Mia.
According to the report, 205 people have died from confirmed or suspected measles in the division this year. Of them, 10 deaths involved confirmed measles cases.
District-wise, the deaths were reported as 83 in Sylhet, 33 in Habiganj, 16 in Moulvibazar and 73 in Sunamganj.
The division recorded 1,115 confirmed measles cases this year. Of these, 442 were reported in Sylhet, 158 each in Habiganj and Moulvibazar, and 357 in Sunamganj.
Although no new measles cases were confirmed during the latest 24-hour reporting period, 136 people were admitted to different hospitals with suspected measles symptoms.
The admissions included 59 patients at Shaheed Shamsuddin Ahmed Hospital, 50 at Sylhet MAG Osmani Medical College Hospital, seven at Ragib-Rabeya Medical College Hospital, four each at Parkview Medical College Hospital and Sylhet Women's Medical College Hospital, and 10 at Moulvibazar District Sadar Hospital.
Other admissions included two patients at Bishwanath Upazila Health Complex, one at Beanibazar, seven at Moulvibazar Sadar Hospital, 38 at Sunamganj Sadar Hospital and two at Habiganj Sadar Hospital.
Currently, 451 patients with confirmed or suspected measles are receiving treatment at hospitals across Sylhet division.
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