Two more infants died from measles-like symptoms at the isolation ward of Mymensingh Medical College Hospital (MMCH) over the past 24 hours till Saturday morning, raising the total number of
such deaths at the hospital to 43 this year.
During the same period, 38 new patients were admitted to the isolation ward, bringing the total number of children currently undergoing treatment there to 116.
Due to a shortage of beds, many patients are being accommodated on the hospital floor and in corridors, said Associate Professor Dr Mohammad Golam Mawla, focal person of the ward.
The latest two victims were boys who had been admitted to the hospital with symptoms consistent with measles.
According to Dr Mawla, the four-month-old infant from Purba Jhinair area of Kishoreganj was taken to hospital on May 22 with measles symptoms.
Despite receiving treatment, the child died on May 29 from post-measles pneumonia and respiratory failure.
The other infant, aged three-and-a-half months, was admitted on May 25 from Akua area of Mymensingh Sadar upazila with similar symptoms. He also succumbed to post-measles pneumonia and respiratory failure on May 29 despite medical intervention.
Dr Mawla said a total of 1,708 children have been admitted to the hospital with measles-like symptoms since March 17, 2026.
Of them, 1,549 have been discharged after recovery, while 43 have died.