Two more children died of measles-like symptoms in Sylhet division in the 24 hours until Friday morning, raising the combined number of confirmed and suspected measles-related deaths in the division to 133 this year.
The two children, aged 17 months and six months, died while undergoing treatment at Sylhet MAG Osmani Medical College Hospital, according to a report from the Office of the Divisional Director (Health), Sylhet.
Of the 133 deaths recorded so far, six have been confirmed as measles-related, while the remaining deaths involved patients who showed symptoms of the disease.
The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) reported 28 new confirmed measles cases in the past 24 hours, taking the total number of confirmed cases in the division this year to 942.
During the same period, 119 patients with measles-like symptoms were admitted to hospitals across the division.
Of them, 48 were admitted to Shaheed Shamsuddin Ahmed Hospital, 57 to Sylhet MAG Osmani Medical College Hospital, three to North East Hospital and two to Ragib-Rabeya Medical College Hospital. The remaining patients were admitted to different district and upazila-level hospitals.
Sunamganj has recorded the highest number of deaths in the division with 55, followed by Sylhet with 48, Habiganj with 17 and Moulvibazar with 13.
