{"id":262401,"date":"2022-11-23T20:26:00","date_gmt":"2022-11-23T20:26:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/?p=262401"},"modified":"2022-11-23T20:26:00","modified_gmt":"2022-11-23T20:26:00","slug":"8-month-old-child-dies-in-mumbai-measles-outbreak-12-deaths-so-far","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/blog\/2022\/11\/23\/8-month-old-child-dies-in-mumbai-measles-outbreak-12-deaths-so-far\/","title":{"rendered":"8-Month-Old Child Dies In Mumbai Measles Outbreak, 12 Deaths So Far"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Maharashtra Health Minister Dr Tanaji Sawant on Tuesday reviewed the situation earlier this week.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Mumbai: <\/b><\/p>\n

An 8-month-old child became the latest casualty of a measles outbreak in Mumbai on Wednesday, taking the total number of deaths to 12.<\/p>\n

A one-year-old boy had died a day ago and the total number of cases stood at 233, the city’s civic body said.<\/p>\n

Maharashtra Health Minister Dr Tanaji Sawant on Tuesday reviewed the situation arising out of the outbreak at a meeting in state secretariat in south Mumbai.<\/p>\n

Along with state health department officials, municipal officials and World Health Organization’s Dr Meeta Vashi and Dr Arun Gaikwad were present at the meeting.<\/p>\n

Besides Mumbai, Ranchi in Jharkhand, Ahmedabad in Gujarat and Malappuram in Kerala have also reported a surge in cases of measles among children, prompting the central government to send in teams of experts.<\/p>\n

In a statement, the health ministry said the teams will probe the rising trend of measles cases.<\/p>\n

They will assist the state health authorities in investigating the outbreak and help with ways to control and contain it, the government said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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