A one-year-old girl from Andheri succumbed on Monday afternoon to health complications arising out of measles. The total number of deaths has now risen to 14 in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region; three are still suspected cases.
Another suspected measles death was reported in Mumbai on Nov 19 when a 15-month-old girl succumbed to acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). The BMC’s death review committee has confirmed that eight children have died in the city due to measles since Oct 26. Meanwhile, the number of cases has surged to 208.