Article: Third child dies from hand-foot-mouth disease in east China city, outbreak slowing down

Third child dies from hand-foot-mouth disease in east China city, outbreak slowing down

JINAN, May 24 (Xinhua) -- An 11-month-old child has died of hand- foot-mouth disease, bringing the death toll in the east China outbreak to three, and the outbreak is slowing down, the Shandong provincial health department said on Thursday.

The baby boy was admitted to Linyi People's Hospital early on Monday after developing symptoms of fever and a rash with blisters, said Bao Wenhui, deputy director of the department.

"His condition was stable on Monday, but suddenly worsened in the early hours on Tuesday," said Bao.

The boy's heart stopped beating around 2:20 a.m. Tuesday and he was declared dead ...

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