Child dies of measles in Sylhet

A two-month-old child died of measles this afternoon (6 April), marking the first confirmed death from the disease in the Sylhet region.

The child died while undergoing treatment at Sylhet MAG Osmani Medical College Hospital.

Brigadier General Umar Rashed Munir, director of the hospital, said the child was admitted two days ago with measles and cardiac complications. The child was kept under observation in the intensive care unit (ICU).

Meanwhile, in the last 24 hours, six new cases of measles and rubella were confirmed through laboratory tests in the Sylhet division. During the same period, 44 suspected patients were admitted to various hospitals.

Currently, 101 suspected patients are receiving treatment with measles symptoms at different hospitals across the division. Of them, the highest number of 62 patients are admitted to Shahid Shamsuddin Ahmed Hospital.

So far, 37 measles cases have been confirmed in the division.

In response to the situation, an isolation unit for measles patients has been established at Osmani Medical College Hospital. Director Umar Rashed confirmed that the 10-bed unit commenced operations today.