Rangpur:The death toll from measles symptoms in Rangpur division has reached 24 this year, following the death of a four-and-a-half-month-old baby at Rangpur Medical College Hospital (RpMCH). The baby, identified as Raiyan, son of Md Abdur Razzaque from Sadar upazila in Thakurgaon district, died on Friday, October 16.
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, the information was confirmed by Rangpur Divisional Director (Health) Dr. Md Wazed Ali. The health director's office reported that in the last 24 hours alone, 20 patients with measles-rubella symptoms were admitted to various government hospitals across the Rangpur division.
From January 1 to October 16, a total of 3,390 patients with measles-rubella symptoms have been identified and admitted to government hospitals within the division. Out of these, 24 individuals have died, while 3,293 have recovered and returned home. Currently, 73 patients remain under treatment in different hospitals across the division.