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**Ronan Kelly** · September 30, 2009, 03:58 PM

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Suspected swine flu patients in critical condition

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Thrissur: Four suspected swine flu patients, including a pregnant woman, admitted to various city hospitals, are in a critical condition, according to district medical office sources.

While three of them were put on ventilator, the fourth was undergoing treatment in a district hospital.

They were admitted with flu-like symptoms and had developed pneumonia, the DMO sources said.

While the district has been witnessing more and more critical cases of swine flu, lack of ventilator facility in government hospitals was worrying health officials.

Though the Thrissur Medical College Hospital has four ventilators, none of them is functional.

A patient suffering from some other ailment has already been put on the only ventilator available at the district hospital. Some of the private hospitals in the city have ventilators, but not all can afford the facility.

The first swine flu death in Thrissur district was recorded on last Friday, when a 21-year-old pregnant woman who tested positive succumbed to the virus at a private hospital.

Health officials had stepped up preventive measures against the disease in the district.

Two schools in the district have been kept under observation.

Meanwhile, 11 suspected cases of A (HINI) influenza were reported in the district on Wednesday. Throat and nasal swabs of all cases were sent for test.

Results of seven cases are awaited.

http://www.hindu.com/2009/10/01/stories/2009100151380300.htm

**Ronan Kelly** · October 2, 2009, 02:19 PM

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Swine flu claims life of 30-year-old man
STAFF WRITER 20:16 HRS IST
Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 2 (PTI) A 30-year-old man died of swine flu at a private hospital in Thrissur district today, taking the death toll in the viral infection to six.
The man, identified as Binish, had been under treatment since September 19 and died today, health department official said.

So far, 538 cases of H1N1 were reported in the state, including 22 fresh cases reported today, they said.

Press Trust Of India

http://ptinews.com/news/311392_Swine-flu-claims-life-of-30-year-old-man

**Ronan Kelly** · October 3, 2009, 03:49 PM

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Flu claims one more victim

Thiruvananthapuram: Laboratory results, on Saturday, confirmed that Shafeeque, 27, of Perumbavoor who died at Ernakulam Cooperative Medical College hospital on Friday had been infected with the H1N1 virus.

He was hospitalised with high fever and severe respiratory distress.

On Friday, Binish, 30, of Puthoor in Thrissur died of H1N1 virus. Seven persons tested positive for H1N1 on Saturday. ? Staff Reporter

http://www.hindu.com/2009/10/04/stories/2009100454040400.htm

**Ronan Kelly** · October 5, 2009, 02:36 PM

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Two more persons succumb to swine flu in Kerala
STAFF WRITER 20:10 HRS IST
Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 5 (PTI) With two more persons succumbing to swine flu, the toll in the pandemic in Kerala has gone up to eight.

A 38-year-old woman Latha Soman succumbed to the virus at a private hospital in Kochi today and a 21-year-old women, who was under treatment for swine flu in a government hospital died yesterday, an official release said.

Meanwhile, nine persons -- seven from Thiruvanathapuram and two from Pathanamthitta -- tested positive for the virus, taking the total number of confirmed cases to 567.

Press Trust Of India

http://ptinews.com/news/315469_Two-more-persons-succumb-to-swine-flu-in-Kerala

**Ronan Kelly** · October 11, 2009, 06:26 PM

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One more flu death

Thiruvananthapuram:

Influenza A (H1N1) claimed one more life in the State on Saturday, taking the total death toll to 10. A 40-year-old woman, Ramlath, who died at the taluk hospital at Tirurangadi following pneumonia, has now been confirmed to have had H1N1. Twenty-four new cases of H1N1 were confirmed in the State on Sunday, taking the total number of confirmed cases to 646. Throat swab samples of 53 people have been sent for testing.

? Staff Reporter

http://www.hindu.com/2009/10/12/stories/2009101259000400.htm

**Ronan Kelly** · October 20, 2009, 03:19 PM

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Woman dies of flu

PATHANAMTHITTA: Deepti, 23, from Kunnamthanam Palackalthakidy, near Thiruvalla, died of influenza A(H1N1) at Pushpagiri Medical College Hospital on Tuesday. The deceased had given birth to twins at the District Hospital on October 12 and was shifted to the medical college following acute respiratory disease symptoms. District Medical Officer A.R. Ayshabai said the H1N1 infection was clinically confirmed. ? Staff Reporter

http://www.hindu.com/2009/10/21/stories/2009102154470400.htm

**Ronan Kelly** · October 22, 2009, 05:37 PM

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Another flu death

Thiruvananthapuram: Swine flu claimed its 13th victim in Kerala with a 71-year-old man dying on Thursday, Health Department officials said. Daniel, who had been undergoing treatment for heart disease in a hospital here, died and the tests had confirmed flu. ? PTI

http://www.hindu.com/2009/10/23/stories/2009102354280400.htm

**Ronan Kelly** · October 31, 2009, 06:58 PM

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One more flu death

Thiruvananthapuram: Eighteen cases of influenza A (H1N1) were confirmed in the State on Saturday, taking the total number of confirmed cases to 1,076. Of the new cases, Pathanamthitta reported five, Malappuram four, Thiruvananthapuram and Kannur two cases each and Kottayam, Kollam, Ernakulam, Thrissur and Kozhikode one case each.One more H1N1 death was reported from the State, taking the total toll to 16. ? Staff Reporter

http://www.hindu.com/2009/11/01/stories/2009110154680400.htm

**Ronan Kelly** · November 5, 2009, 05:07 PM

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Flu: death toll rises to 18

Thiruvananthapuram: Two more deaths due to influenza A (H1N1) has been reported in the State, taking the total death toll due to the infection to 18. A total of 13 cases were reported as H1N1 positive in the State on Thursday, taking the total number of confirmed cases to 1,148. Thiruvananthapuram and Kannur reported three positive cases each, Palakkad and Kozhikode two cases each, while Idukki, Malappuram and Wayanad reported one case each. Throat swab samples of 42 persons with flu-like symptoms were sent for testing on Thursday. ? Staff Reporter

http://www.hindu.com/2009/11/06/stories/2009110657220400.htm

**Ronan Kelly** · November 8, 2009, 05:45 PM

Re: Tracking deaths in Kerala (total 18)

13 flu cases

Thiruvananthapuram: The total number of confirmed cases of Influenza A(H1N1) in the State rose to 1,198, with 13 more cases being confirmed on Sunday. The flu death toll on Sunday was put at 21 with the death of Arya, 8, of Chottupara, Idukki. She had been undergoing treatment at the Medical College, Kottayam, for pneumonia. Her throat swab sample tested at the Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology was positive for H1N1 virus. The throat swab samples of 28 persons were sent for testing on the day. Nine persons were admitted to hospitals with flu-like symptoms while 59 others were asked to go on home quarantine. ? Staff Reporter

http://www.hindu.com/2009/11/09/stories/2009110953060300.htm

**Ronan Kelly** · November 9, 2009, 08:01 PM

Re: Tracking deaths in Kerala (total 21)

Flu: one more dead

Thiruvananthapuram: Influenza A (H1N1) infection has claimed its 22nd victim in the State, with laboratory confirmation that Khadija, 24, of Makkaraparamba, Malappuram, who died on Monday while undergoing treatment for severe pneumonia had contracted the H1N1 virus. On Monday, nine more cases of H1N1 were confirmed across the State, taking the total number of confirmed cases to 1,207. Throat swab samples of 57 new flu suspects were sent for testing. ? Staff Reporter

http://www.hindu.com/2009/11/10/stories/2009111053510400.htm

**Ronan Kelly** · November 15, 2009, 06:30 PM

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Woman dies of A(HINI)
Staff Reporter

KOTTAYAM: The death of a 31-year-old woman at a private hospital in the district on Friday was confirmed on Sunday as due to Influenza A(H1N1) infection.
The woman, Sali Thomas of Anakkara village in Idukki district, was referred to the private hospital from a hospital in the village on November 5, according to district medical authorities.

She was in an advanced stage of pneumonia then itself, the medical authorities said.

With this incident, the total number of deaths due to H1N1 flu in the State has gone up to 23. Sali Thomas had no recent history of travelling far. Her contracting H1N1 flu could indicate the community spread of the disease, according to the medical authorities.

Screening drive

Special Correspondent writes from Thiruvananthapuram: As part of the awareness programme launched by the government against H1N1, 7,755 persons were screened during the past 24 hours.

This included the 7,253 passengers who reached the three international airports, the Director of Health Services said in an official release here on Sunday.

Thiruvananthapuram, Idukki, Malappuram, Wayanad and Kannur districts reported one case each of H1N1, putting the total number of cases in the State at 1,260.

http://www.hindu.com/2009/11/16/stories/2009111653620500.htm

**Ronan Kelly** · December 3, 2009, 09:54 PM

Re: Tracking deaths in Kerala (total 23)

Two flu deaths in Kozhikode

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Thiruvananthapuram: Two more deaths due to influenza A (H1N1) infection have been reported in the State, even as the number of confirmed cases of H1N1 reported daily has come down drastically.

M.A. Joseph, 54, who had been undergoing treatment for severe pneumonia at a private tertiary care centre in Kozhikode since November 26 died on Thursday. At the paediatric ICU at Kozhikode Medical College, two-year-old, Anish Krishnan of Palakkad, who had been under treatment for pneumonia, died last night. On Thursday, two confirmed cases of H1N1 were reported ? from Kottayam and Kozhikode.

http://www.hindu.com/2009/12/04/stories/2009120451900300.htm

**Ronan Kelly** · May 14, 2010, 01:33 PM

Re: Tracking deaths in Kerala (total 28)

Man dies of swine flu in Kerala

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Thiruvananthapuram, May 14 (PTI) In the first swine flu fatality in Kerala after a gap of three months, a middle-aged man died of the deadly virus at a private hospital in Kollam district, Health department officials said today.

S Anilkumar (42) was admitted to the hospital on May 11 with symptoms of swine flu. He died last evening.

This was the first death due to swine flu being reported in the state after a gap of three months. Since the outbreak of the viral infection last year, 38 people had succumbed to the virus, they said.

Currently, one person suffering from swine flu is under hospital quarantine and four cases under home quarantine in the state, officials said.

As the monsoon is soon arriving in the state, the Health department had alerted all district centres to take up precautionary steps, a department spokesperson said.

Press Trust Of India

http://ptinews.com/news/652697_Man-dies-of-swine-flu-in-Kerala

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