Punjab - 19 fatalities this season, total 59

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Swine flu kills one in the city, toll rises to 41

STAFF WRITER 21:24 HRS IST
Chandigarh, Dec 24 (PTI) Swine flu today claimed the life of a person in the city, taking the pandemic toll in the region to 41.

Asha Devi of Himachal Pradesh succumbed to the virus in a city hospital, a health official here said.

Meanwhile, six more positive swine flu cases were registered here taking the number of such patients to 305.

Two girls, one aged two and a half years and the other in her teens, died of swine flu yesterday in Faridkot district of Punjab which has reported a total of 26 deaths so far due to the deadly disease.

Five positive cases were also registered in Ludhiana, Jalandhar and Bathinda taking the total number of such patients to 157 in Punjab.

http://ptinews.com/news/439743_Swine-flu-kills-one-in-the-city--toll-rises-to-41

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http://www.tribuneindia.com/2009/20091225/region.htm

MOGA
1 dies of suspected swine flu: Tejinder Pal Singh (30) of Moga town died of suspected swine flu on Thursday. He was under treatment at the CMC, Ludhiana. Meanwhile, two other patients, who were confirmed of swine flu, and another suspected one from this district are still under treatment. Dr Kuldip Singh, District Health Officer of Moga, said Tejinder was referred to the CMC after collecting his blood samples, but he died while under treatment. He said his reports were still awaited from the PGI, Chandigarh. ?At the moment, I cannot confirm that he was suffering from swine flu?, he said

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One dies of swine flu
Tribune News Service

Kharar, December 27
A resident of Badali died of swine flu at Government Multi-Specialty Hospital, Sector 32, Chandigarh.

The victim was identified as Lakhvinder Singh. Relatives of Lakhvinder said he had gone to see a patient admitted in Sector 32 hospital on Friday and complained of fever and vomiting.

He was admitted in the hospital and it was found that he was suffering from swine flu. He died next day in the hospital.

Doctors at Kharar Civil Hospital said close relatives and friends of Lakhvinder would be given medicines for swine flu.

Chandigarh: One more student of St Stephen?s tested positive for swine flu today, raising the total positive cases so far to 312.

According to UT nodal officer for swine flu, HC Gera, ?After a class VI student of St Stephen?s tested positive, their family members has been home quarantined at their residence in Sector 46.?

http://www.tribuneindia.com/2009/20091228/cth2.htm

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Pregnant woman dies, two more suspected cases of Swine Flu in Bathinda
Punjab Newsline Network
Monday, 28 December 2009
FEROZEPUR: A pregnant woman Gagandeep Kaur suffering from swine flu died in a Ludhiana hospital on Sunday evening. Meanwhile Two suspected swine flu patients, including a woman doctor posted in the local civil hospital, were admitted to the isolation ward in the civil hospital in Bathinda on Sunday.

Baldev Raj Arora, Senior Medical Officer (SMO), Civil Hospital, when contacted, while confirming the death of Gagandeep Kaur due to swine flu, said that details in connection with the same would be available tomorrow.

Two suspected swine flu patients, including a woman doctor posted in the local civil hospital nowadays, were admitted to the isolation ward in the civil hospital in Bathinda on Sunday.

The throat samples of both patients were taken by the hospital authorities today to send the same for swine flu test to the PGI, Chandigarh. Both samples will be sent to the PGI tomorrow morning.

District health officer (DHO) Dr Dharampal Singh Sekhon said that 27-year-old Dr Shilpa, who was actually posted at Bhucho Mandi but nowadays posted in the local civil hospital on deputation, had been admitted to the civil hospital here as a suspected swine flu case.

Besides Dr Shipa, the other suspected swine flu patient was a 17-year-old girl who had also been admitted to the hospital on Sunday. She was daughter of another swine flu positive patient Charanjit Kaur from Bathinda who was also under treatment at the civil hospital here, the DHO added.

He said the health authorities were now keeping a vigil in the entire district to check the menace of swine flu disease in an effective manner and detect the suspected swine flu cases at early stage.

Dr Sekhon said the district health authorities had also been creating awareness among the masses by way of adopting several measures, including distribution of pamphlets and stage shows of a drama.

Besides, the doctors were also educating the people about the symptoms of the swine flu disease in the district, he added.

http://www.punjabnewsline.com/content/view/22154/38/

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Third Swine flu death in Ferozepur
Punjab Newsline Network
Tuesday, 29 December 2009
FEROZEPUR: Close on the basis of two deaths due to Swine flu in the last 48 hours, the dreaded H1N1 virus claimed another life in Ferozepur.

Balbir Singh who had been getting treatment in a local private hospital since December 24 died late on Monday night. Earlier, Harjit Singh and Gagandeep Kaur, had died of the disease.

Information gathered by TNS revealed that Balbir Singh was only 45 years old and was a resident of Shirianwala village in Jalalabad area of this district. Though he was given the best treatment, he could not survive. Gagandeep Kaur, who died suspectedly due to swine flu in a Ludhiana hospital yesterday, also belonged to Shirianwala village.

Ramesh Kumar Sikri, District Health Officer (DHO), when contacted, said that about 73 persons including 65 adults and eight children, who were in contact with the deceased Balbir Singh and Gagandeep Kaur, had been given treatment so that they could be saved from the disease.

He pointed out that so far, five persons identified as Desh Deepak, Varinder, Soma Rani, Disha Surjeet Singh and Moksh, who were positive cases of swine flu, had been treated. He added that swine flu cases had been reported from Abohar, Fazilka and Jalalabad sub-divisions of the district.

http://www.punjabnewsline.com/content/view/22187/143/

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Three suspected H1N1 patients die in Punjab

STAFF WRITER 20:18 HRS IST
Jalandhar, Jan 2 (PTI) Three suspected swine flu patients, including two women, today died in Civil Hospital here, where they were admitted with flu-like symptoms.

The deceased were identified as Paramjit Singh, Paramjit Kaur and Vidya Devi -- all from Punjab, Dr Roop Lal, District Health Officer (DHO) told PTI.

He said while two of the suspected patients were admitted late last night the third was in the isolation ward since yesterday.

The swab samples of all of three patients were sent for test to PGI Chandigarh and reports were awaited, Lal said.

He said so far the death toll due to H1N1 in the district is 17, including the three deaths.

http://ptinews.com/news/450254_Three-suspected-H1N1-patients-die-in-Punjab

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A fourth suspected fatality today;

http://ptinews.com/news/450373_Four-suspected-H1N1-patients-die-in-Jalandhar-hospital

Jalandhar (Punjab), Jan 2 (PTI) Four suspected swine flu patients, including three women, today died in the Civil Hospital here.

The deceased were identified as Paramjit Singh resident of Kapurthala, Paramjit Kaur, resident of Nawanshahr, Vidya Devi, resident of Hoshiarpur and Renu Devi, resident of Jalandhar, District Health Officer Roop Lal told PTI.

He said while three of the patients, all of whom were suffering from symptoms of swine flu, were admitted late last night, the fourth one was in the isolation ward since yesterday.

The swab samples of all of four patients were sent for test to PGI, Chandigarh and reports are awaited.

Dr Lal confirmed that so far the toll due to H1N1 in the district was 15.

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One more dies of Swine Flu in Punjab
SAMEER KAURA
Saturday, 09 January 2010
PHAGWARA: One Phagwara resident Varinder Kumar (34) resident of local kherra road,died due to Swine Flu in PGI Chandigarh late Friday night.

He fell ill on December 31 and was first admitted to local civil hospital, then shifted to Jalandhar Hospital, from where doctors reffered him to PGI Chandigarh and he breathed his last on Friday night.

http://www.punjabnewsline.com/content/view/22474/143/

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CHANDIGARH | Friday, February 19, 2010


Panic grips Gurdaspur as H1N1 toll reaches up to four

Manan Saini | Gurdaspur

Four deaths officially declared to be caused by swine flu in Gurdaspur district has created panic. While health officials state that the situation is still under control, the residents of district are getting more scared after the death of a journalist by swine flu.

Panic gripped Dera Baba Nanak town 30 km from here and situated near Indo-Pak border after official reports confirmed that Bhagwan Das, 45, a journalist, died due to swine flu and unconfirmed reports suggesting his son admitted in a private hospital was infected with H1N1.

A team of medicos of the Gurdaspur civil hospital along with local staff of the civil hospital launched a drive on Thursday to check whether more patients had symptoms of the disease.

While Bhagwan Das died in an Amritsar hospital on February 10, 2010 of suspected swine flu, the Gurdaspur Civil hospital authorities here confirmed on Thursday that he died of H1N1 as stated by the laboratory reports.

Dr Ram Lal, District Health Officer, while talking to The Pioneer said the health department reports confirmed that Das died of swine flu. Terming the scare of the disease in the town as rumours, Dr Lal said Das?s son was admitted in the hospital due to eye affliction, while his medical tests were conducted to check whether he had the symptoms of the disease.

Earlier, a resident of Patel Chowk in Pathankot, Mandeep Singh had died of swine flu in a private hospital in Ludhiana.

http://www.dailypioneer.com/236966/Panic-grips-Gurdaspur-as-H1N1-toll-reaches-up-to-four.html

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Ludhiana: Fresh H1N1 cases panics heath department

LUDHIANA: Over 141 fresh cases of H1N1 has set alarm bells ringing in the health department. Doctors here have denied using HIN1 vaccines allotted to medical and paramedical staff for use during spread of swine flu virus.

According to sources, 20,000 doses of H1N1 vaccines were supplied to the state in March and central government had sent guidelines for first phase that included vaccines for medical staff. Initiative has been taken to save more vulnerable people from the infection.
However, 180 positive cases of H1N1 have been detected in the city and health department is suggesting humidity as another possible cause for triggering the infection.

Talking to TOI state nodal officer of National Integrated Surveillance department,Dr Deepak Bhatia said, it is true that doctors are refusing to use this vaccine as they feel that spread of infection has come to an end. He added that surveillance department has written to all the civil surgeons and and sent a detailed report of 168 cases detected in Karnataka, Kerala and Maharasthra.

A 40-year-old man from the Mansa has been admitted to Dayanand Medical College and Hospital after he tested positive for swine flu. Blood samples would be sent on Tuesday which would confirm the report

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ludhiana/Fresh-H1N1-cases-panics-heath-department/articleshow/6079953.cms

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Re: Ludhiana: Fresh H1N1 cases panics heath department

I find much of this report confusing. Some of the numbers in this report are suspect. There are only 176 total confirmed positive cases for the whole state of Punjab since last Summer, the figure of 180 for Ludhiana alone is incorrect. The 141 fresh cases cannot again refer to Ludhiana alone, but must be referring, at least in part, to recent numbers from Kerala. There were no recorded cases in Punjab this week (to June 20th), and the last confirmed case was March 20th.
In essence this report is saying that there is 1 case pending confirmation in Punjab, but that in light of outbreaks elsewhere, the state surveillance department is increasing awareness amongst government doctors.

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Swine flu adds to gastro agony
Simran Virk, TNN, Jul 25, 2010, 09.16pm IST


LUDHIANA: With the first case of swine flu being reported from Jalandhar, it seems that the health department is not concerned much as the isolation ward meant for swine flu patients is being used for gastro patients.

It seems that the monsoon is already keeping the health department on toes as the gastroenteritis cases are pouring in along with the new scare of the H1N1.

After Lovepreet Singh from Jalandhar tested positive for H1N1 from Regional Testing Lab Department of Virology, his became first case in Punjab this year.

While giving information, one of the officials of the health department said that already the guidelines had been sent to all the districts to get prepared for any kind of emergency. He added that for this all the hospitals had been told to maintain isolation rooms, along with the ventilators.

On the condition of anonymity, one of the medical officer at Civil Hospital said that there was a permanent isolation room but due to high number of gastro cases, it was being used for them.

According to the information last year during the swine flu outbreak in the state, a total of 1,041 beds in the isolation wards were there. Of these, 437 were with civil hospitals while 604 were with the private hospitals. As far as ventilators were concerned, a total of 160 were available and out of this 86 were in the government and 74 in private hospitals.

Dr Deepak Bhatia, state nodal officer, National Integrated Surveillance Department, said that already all the districts had been issued the directions to get ready and make all the necessary arrangements. He added that last week all the districts had been issued the directions to make necessary arrangements.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ludhiana/Swine-flu-adds-to-gastro-agony/articleshow/6215702.cms

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Middle-aged woman dies of swine flu in Punjab
Monday, August 09, 2010 12:40:08 PM by IANS ( Leave a comment )
Amritsar, Aug 9 (IANS) A middle-aged woman died of swine flu in Punjab, authorities said Monday.
This was the first case of swine flu in Amritsar in 2010.

?The deceased was identified as Malti Devi, 48. She was suffering from running nose, sore throat and headache and had come to us last week for treatment. Earlier she was going to some private hospital,? said Hardeep Singh Ghai, district nodal officer for swine flu, here Monday evening.

?She was kept in an isolated ward in the civil hospital here. We sent her nasal swab samples for tests and her reports confirmed she was suffering from swine flu. We are scrutinizing the health of all those who were in direct contact with her,? he added.

During the last winters, at least 50 people of Punjab and Chandigarh died due to swine flu.

http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/health1/middle-aged-woman-dies-of-swine-flu-in-punjab_100409694.html

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H1N1 suspect admitted to private hospital
Simran Virk, TNN, Aug 11, 2010, 09.55pm IST
LUDHIANA: With surfacing of first suspected case of H1N1 on Tuesday evening in the city, swine flu scare is back. The blood samples of patient have been sent for lab tests.

As monsoon was already raining gastroenteritis, malaria, dengue cases in the city and keeping the health department on toes, now H1N1 was slowly gripping the region.

Sources said a 35-year-old resident of Ferozepur had been admitted to a private hospital in Ludhiana in a critical condition. Late on Tuesday night, her blood samples were taken and sent for tests.

Earlier, a case from Jalandhar had tested positive for H1N1 in a lab report from Regional Testing Lab Department of Virology. Another case was reported from Amritsar in which the patient died.

While giving information, a health department official said that already guidelines had been sent to all the districts so as to get prepared for any kind of emergency. He added that for this all the hospitals had been told to maintain isolation rooms, along with ventilators.

According to the information last year during the outbreak in the state, there were 1,041 beds in the isolation rooms. Of this 437 were with civil hospitals while 604 were with the private hospitals.

While talking to TOI, Dr Deepak Bhatia, state nodal officer, National Integrated Surveillance Department, said that the sample had been taken and the results were awaited.


Read more: H1N1 suspect admitted to private hospital - Ludhiana - City - The Times of India http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/c...#ixzz0wJmnNqCo

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H1N1 patient admitted in city

LUDHIANA: While another H1N1 case was admitted to a city hospital, on Thursday, the report of the patient, who was suspected to have contacted H1N1 on Tuesday, came negative.

It seems that the monsoon is already keeping the health department on toes as after the gastroenteritis and malaria cases now its H1N1 flu which was slowly gripping its clutches in the region.

As per information gathered the patient had been admitted at a private hospital in Ludhiana. The patient was brought to hospital in a critical condition and late on Wednesday night sample had been taken and sent for tests. His report came as positive on Thursday evening.

However, the report of 35-year-old patient from Ferozepur had turned out to be negative.

Earlier, a case from Jalandhar had tested positive for H1N1 in a test from Regional Testing Lab Department of Virology and after that second case was reported from Amritsar in which the patient died.

While giving information, an official of the health department said that already the advisory guidelines had been sent to all the districts so as to be prepared for any kind of emergency. He added that for this all the hospitals had been told to maintain isolation rooms, along with ventilators.

While talking to TOI, Dr Deepak Bhatia, state nodal officer, National Integrated Surveillance Department, said that the sample of the patient had been taken on Wednesday night which turned out to be positive.

Read more: H1N1 patient admitted in city - Ludhiana - City - The Times of India http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/c...#ixzz0wQ4s1tv0