Dhaka, June 8 -- Measles-related deaths have continued to tick up in Mymensingh, with another child dying and the district's death toll reaching 48.

Nearly 1,960 children have been admitted to hospital since Mar 17, with 112 still receiving treatment.

Over the past 24 hours, one more child has died while being treated at Mymensingh Medical College Hospital (MMCH).

On Monday, hospital's Senior Store Officer Dr Jhontu Sarkar said the 6-year-old child from Sherpur's Sreebordi Upazila had been admitted on Saturday and died during treatment.

Dr Golam Mawla of the hospital's paediatrics department said children who had not been vaccinated accounted for most admissions.

He blamed parental negligence for the situation, saying proper immunisa...