Another death has been recorded due to measles in Sylhet, while 136 individuals have been admitted to various hospitals with measles or measles-like symptoms. However, no new measles patients were diagnosed in the last 24 hours, according to a report released on Friday (October 30) by the Sylhet Divisional Office of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
The report states that a 10-month-old infant named Raj Ahmed, son of Mithu Mia from Lakhai Police Station in Habiganj, died of suspected measles in the Sylhet division over the past 24 hours.
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Meanwhile, no new measles cases were diagnosed in the division during the last 24 hours. However, total measles cases diagnosed this year stand at 1,115, comprising 442 in Sylhet district, 158 in Habiganj, 158 in Moulvibazar, and 357 in Sunamganj.
In the past 24 hours, patients with measles symptoms were admitted to various hospitals across the division, including 59 at Shaheed Shamsuddin Ahmed Hospital, 50 at Osmani Medical College Hospital, 7 at Ragib-Rabeya Medical College Hospital, 4 at Parkview Medical College Hospital, 4 at Sylhet Women's Medical College Hospital, 10 at Moulvibazar District Sadar Hospital, 2 at Habiganj District Sadar Hospital, 2 at Bishwanath Upazila Health Complex, 1 at Beanibazar, 7 at Moulvibazar Sadar Hospital, 38 at Sunamganj Sadar Hospital, and 2 at Habiganj Sadar Hospital. Currently, 451 patients are undergoing treatment for measles and suspected measles in various hospitals across the Sylhet division.
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Reported by Shorif Ahmed Chowdhury, Sylhet Correspondent • Edited by the Daily Best News desk. Send corrections to [email protected].
