A child infected with measles has died at Rajshahi Medical College Hospital (RAMEC) while under treatment in the intensive care unit on Tuesday night. The child was from Pangsha in Rajbari district. This brings the total number of measles-related deaths at the hospital to four. According to hospital spokesperson Dr. Shankar K. Biswas, 22 new children were admitted with measles symptoms in the past 24 hours until Wednesday noon, while 14 were discharged after recovery. Currently, 117 children are receiving treatment for measles or related symptoms, including 12 in the ICU, and 56 more are waiting for ICU care.

Dr. Biswas said most admitted patients are from Chapainawabganj, with others from Rajshahi, Pabna, Naogaon, Kushtia, and Rajbari. Most affected children are under two years old, and 65 percent were infected before reaching vaccination age. A special medical team is working continuously, and a 40-bed measles isolation ward has been opened. Plans are underway to convert an entire pediatric ward into an isolation unit if patient numbers continue to rise.

The hospital is also preparing to add seven more ICU beds for measles patients and transfer some to the Rajshahi Heart Foundation Hospital as directed by the health secretary.