Tracking deaths in Kerala (total 121)

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Arkanoid Legent
Confirmation of fatality from post#74;
Girl dies of swine flu

Thiruvananthapuram, Jul 6 : A six-year-old girl died of H1N1 in Kerala, as 20 more tested positive for the pandemic influenza today.




Gopika, daughter of Giridharan, hailing from Chendrapinni in Thrissur District, was admitted to the Medical College Hospital in Thrissur following severe fever, cough and vomiting, according to State H1N1 Control Room here.

Of the 20 new cases, ten were from Ernakulam, six from Thrissur, two from Thiruvananthapuram, one each from Kottayam and Palakkad.

Meanwhile, total number of patients under Hospital Quarantine in the State was 30 and under Home Quarantine 85.

Throat swabs of 36 patients were sent for lab test, it said.


--UNI

http://www.newkerala.com/news/fullnews-141119.html

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Looks like 2 new fatalities, at least one female, ages 29 and 31 possibly both from Thiruvananthapuram. 32 new cases.


My own translation in blue;
H1N1: 2 മരണം കൂടി 2 more deaths
തിരുവനന്തപുരം

സംസ്ഥാനത്ത് എച്ച്1 എന്*1 H1N1 ബാധിച്ചു രണ്ടുപേര്* കൂടി more മരിച്ചു die. തിരുവനന്തപുരം thiruvananthapuram? കുറ്റിച്ചല്* കുന്നുംപുറത്തുവീട്ടില്* ബിന്ദു (29), പാലക്കാട് പുതുനഗരം മേലേതെരുവില്* തനൂജ daughter ബാനു (31) എന്നിവരാണ് മരിച്ചത്. ഇന്നലെ yesterday 32 പേര്*ക്കു smear കൂടി more എച്ച്1 എന്*1 H1N1 സ്ഥിരീകരിച്ചു. തിരുവനന്തപുരം- 9, എറണാകുളം, കോഴിക്കോട്- എഴുവീതം, തൃശൂര്*- 6, പാലക്കാട്- 2, കണ്ണൂര്*- 1.

146 പേര്* വീടുകളിലും 44 പേര്* ആശുപത്രികളിലും നിരീക്ഷണത്തിലാണ്. മൂന്നുപേര്* ഐസിയുവില്* ചികിത്സയിലാണ്. 56 പേരുടെ തൊണ്ടയിലെ സ്രവം പരിശോധനയ്ക്ക് അയച്ചിട്ടുണ്ട്.

I think this (above) is the number of tests submitted, the # of hospital patients, and the number of home quarantines, but I'm not certain which is which

ഇന്നലെ yesterday12,473 പേര്*ക്കുകൂടി പനി fever സ്ഥിരീകരിച്ചു. തൃശൂരിലാണ് പനിബാധിതര്* കൂടുതല്*, 2759 പേര്*. 22 പേര്*ക്ക് ഡെംഗിപ്പനിയും രണ്ടുപേര്*ക്ക് എലിപ്പനിയും ഒരാള്*ക്കു മലേറിയയും സ്ഥിരീകരിച്ചു. തിരുവനന്തപുരത്ത് ഒമ്പതും കാസര്*ഗോഡ് ഏഴും തൃശൂരില്* മൂന്നും കൊല്ലം, പത്തനംതിട്ട, ഇടുക്കി ജില്ലകളില്* ഓരോന്നുവീതവും ഡെംഗിപ്പനി കേസുകളാണ് ഇന്നലെ സ്ഥിരീകരിച്ചത്. തിരുവനന്തപുരത്തും കാസര്*ഗോഡുമാണ് എലിപ്പനി റിപ്പോര്*ട്ട് ചെയ്തത്. കൊല്ലത്താണ് ഒരാള്*ക്കു മലേറിയ ബാധിച്ചത്. പനിബാധിതരുടെ എണ്ണം- തിരുവനന്തപുരം (1148), കൊല്ലം (542), പത്തനംതിട്ട (527), ആലപ്പുഴ (563), കോട്ടയം (355), ഇടുക്കി (302), എറണാകുളം (1713), പാലക്കാട് (1539), മലപ്പുറം (1154), കോഴിക്കോട് (529), വയനാട് (23), കണ്ണൂര്* (889), കാസര്*ഗോഡ് (430).

http://www.metrovaartha.com/2010/07/09015248/hini.html

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English report of above;

Two women die, 32 test positive to H1N1

Thiruvananthapuram, Jul 8 : The death of two women due to H1N1 influenza in Kerala was confirmed as 32 more tested positive for the swine flu today.




The women were identified as Bindhu (29), hailing from Thiruvananthapuram district and Thanooja Banu (31), hailing from Pudunagaram in Palakkad district, according to State H1N1 control room here.

Bindhu, who died today, was admitted to the SAT Hospital here for delivery. She developed fever and breathlessness.

Later, she was referred to Medical College Hospital here.

It was confirmed that the death Thanooja Banu at Thrissur Medical College where on July six was due to H1N1.

Of the 32 new cases, nine were from Thiruvananthapuram, seven each from Ernakulam and Kozhikode, six from Thrissur, two from Palakkad and one from Kannur.

Meanwhile, the total number of patients in quarantine in the state was 44 and those under Home Quarantine 146.

The throat swabs of 56 patients were sent for lab test, it said.


--UNI

http://www.newkerala.com/news/fullnews-142855.html

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2 die, 40 test positive for H1N1 in Kerala

Thiruvananthapuram, Jul 9 : The death of two persons due to H1N1 influenza in Kerala was confirmed even as 40 more tested positive for swine flu today.




The deceased were identified as Fathima (45), hailing from Koppam in Palakkad district, and Santhosh (38), hailing from Kalliyoor in Thiruvananthapuram district, according to State H1N1 Control Room here.

Fathima, who died on Wednesday last, was admitted to the Jubile Mission Hospital, Thrissur, with the symptoms of fever and breathlessness.

Santhosh, who died yesterday, was admitted to the Medical College Hospital in Thiruvananthapuram with the difficulty in breathing.

Of the 40 new cases, three were from Thiruvananthapuram, 20 from Ernakulam, six from Thrissur, one from Palakkad, three from Kozhikode, four from Wayanad and three from Kannur.

Meanwhile, total number of patients under Hospital Quarantine in the State was 34 and under Home Quarantine 172.

Throat swabs of 62 patients were sent for lab test, it said.

http://www.newkerala.com/news/fullnews-143514.html

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Kerala - Thiruvananthapuram

H1N1: one more death in State
Staff Reporter


Thiruvananthapuram: Twenty-nine new cases of H1N1 infection and one death of a pregnant woman due to the infection were confirmed in the State on Sunday.

Lovely (29), of Adimali, Idukki, who was six months pregnant died at the Amrita Institute of Medical Science, Kochi, on Sunday following H1N1 infection. H1N1 infection has so far claimed 48 lives in the State in its second spell.

Of the new cases reported on Sunday, Ernakulam reported 16 cases, Thrissur, eight, while Kollam, Palakkad, Malappuram, Kozhikode and Kannur reported one case each.

http://www.hindu.com/2010/07/12/stories/2010071258640300.htm

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One unidentified fatality from the total of 8 for this week.

http://pib.nic.in/release/release.asp?relid=63164

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25 test positive for H1N1

Thiruvananthapuram, Jul 13 : Twenty-five people have been tested positive for the dreaded swine flu (H1N1) in Kerala, today.




According to State H1N1 Control Room, of the 25 new cases, 15 were from Ernakulam and ten from Thrissur.

Meanwhile, total number of patients under Hospital Quarantine in the State was 38 and Home Quarantine 186.

Throat swabs of 61 patients were sent for lab test, it said.

http://www.newkerala.com/news/fullnews-146247.html

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Woman dies of suspected H1N1



Staff Reporter

KOCHI: A pregnant woman died of suspected Influenza A H1N1 here on Tuesday. Anu, 35, of Thripunithura, into her fifth month of pregnancy, died at the Lakshmi Hospital, where she was admitted to this morning.

She was earlier admitted at the Thripunithura branch of the Hospital for two days. According to the Deputy District Medical Officer, R. Sudhakaran, the swab test result would be confirmed only on Wednesday.

Another case of death was reported from a private hospital in Angamaly, which was not confirmed by the Health authorities.

This was allegedly due to viral pneumonia. The deceased was Preetha, 30, of Nedumbassery

Dengue fever

Three cases of leptospirosis and one dengue fever were also reported by the district Health authorities.

The total number of fever cases reported from across the district from various government hospitals were 1,551, of which 1,432 were in OP and 119 were in IP.

Of the total 112 cases of diarrheoal diseases, 101 were in OP and 11 in IP.

http://www.hindu.com/2010/07/14/stories/2010071462180300.htm

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Two more deaths



Thiruvananthapuram: Two more deaths due to H1N1 infection have been confirmed in the State, taking the total death toll since May this year to 51. ? Staff Reporter

http://www.hindu.com/2010/07/15/stories/2010071561130400.htm

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Woman dies, 18 test positive to H1N1 in Kerala
Thiruvananthapuram | Thursday, Jul 15 2010 IST




The death of a woman due to H1N1 influenaz in Kerala was confirmed even as 18 more tested positive for Swine Flu, today.

According to State H1N1 Control Room, Haleema Sherif (36), hailing from Ernakulam, was admitted to the Amritha Institute of Medical College (AIMS), Kochi, a few days ago with fever and cough.

She died on July 12 and her death was due to H1N1, it was confirmed.

Of the 18 new cases, one from Thiruvananthapuram, four from Ernakulam, six from Thrissur, three from Kannur, two from Wayanad and one each from Palakkad and Kasargode.

Meanwhile, total number of patients under Hospital Quarantine in the State was 27 and under Home Quarantine 343.

Throat swabs of 50 patients were sent for lab test, it said.

http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20100715/1548897.html

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Update on Kerala;



Some numbers:

Period 1: 8/21-3/26
Confirmed Cases: 1,313
Fatalities: 37
CFR: 2.8%

Period 2: 3/27-7/12
Confirmed Cases: 1,014
Fatalities: 50
CFR: 4.9%

I would appreciate it greatly if Kerala would release figures on suspected as well as confirmed cases. This would give some indication as to whether the apparant jump in CFR is something worthy of attention, or just indicative of a testing regime change between waves, or a testing backlog during the current wave.

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Thiruvananthapuram: The death of a woman and a one-year old male child due to H1N1 influenaz in Kerala was confirmed even as 31 more tested positive for the swine flu, today.

According to State H1N1 Control room, Divya (20), hailing from Malappuram, was admitted to the Kozhikode Medical College, a few days ago with fever and cough.

She died today and her death due to H1N1 was confirmed.

The one-year-old child, Arshad A, hailing from Malappuram, was admitted to a hospital with fever and breathing difficulty. The child died on July 13. He was confirmed H1N1 positive.

Of the 31 new cases, one was from Thiruvananthapuram, 11 were from Ernakulam, seven from Thrissur, five from Kozikode, three from Kannur, two from Kasargode, one each from Aleppey and Palakkad. Meanwhile, total number of patients under Hospital Quarantine in the state was 30 and under Home Quarantine 320.

Throat swabs of 54 patients were sent for lab test, it said.

http://www.mynews.in/News/Woman,_child_die,_31_test_positive_to_H1N1_in_Kerala_N71878.html

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Delay in treatment hampers A(H1N1) control
C. Maya

Doctors not prescribing anti-viral drug despite instructions
Doctors asked to prescribe drug at the earliest
People unwilling to take drug without diagnosis

Thiruvananthapuram: Delay in the treatment of flu-like illnesses and a strange reluctance on the part of doctors to prescribe the anti-viral drug, Oseltamivir, to all suspected flu cases is affecting measures to control A(H1N1) infection in the State.

Senior Health officials said that though the department had issued many communications to doctors that Oseltamivir should be prescribed for suspected flu cases without waiting for lab tests to confirm diagnosis, many doctors in the periphery and the private sector were not following these guidelines.

More than two days

?Now our instruction to doctors is that any case of fever which lasts over two days be treated as possible H1N1 infection, especially, if the throat or respiratory tract is involved and that Oseltamivir be started immediately. However, many doctors continue to refer patients to testing centres instead of prescribing Oseltamivir. This is a dangerous trend and could lead to the unnecessary loss of lives,? H1N1 State Nodal Officer Amar Fettle said.

He said that the drug was now available in all government hospitals right from the primary health centres. The government had provided ample supplies to several private hospitals, he added. He pointed out that along with the doctors' reluctance to prescribe Oseltamivir there was also the problem of some people questioning the doctors' wisdom in prescribing the drug without confirming the diagnosis of H1N1.

No need for testing

Last year, the virus was new in the community and the national policy relied on testing first before starting treatment. ?With widespread community-level infection, testing is no longer relevant for treatment. In a pandemic situation, the pandemic virus (in this case, the H1N1 virus) will naturally replace all other flu viruses. Hence it is best to start Oseltamivir immediately for any influenza-like illness,? Dr. Amar explained.

Current guidelines also say that pregnant women, however mild their cold or fever may be, be started on Oseltamivir immediately as pregnancy and post-natal state is a highly vulnerable condition for H1N1 infection.

But many doctors as well as pregnant women themselves continued to resist the use of this drug during the gestation period, officials said. In some cases where the doctor had prescribed the drug, the women were persuaded against taking it ?unnecessarily' by family members, reports from the field showed.

Health Secretary Manoj Joshi, in a statement here, appealed to the public and the medical community not to delay treatment of flu-like illnesses and that Oseltamivir be started immediately for patients.

http://www.hindu.com/2010/07/17/stories/2010071754020400.htm

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18 new swine flu cases



THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: On Monday 18 new cases of H1N1 were reported in the state, three new cases of dengue fever were detected in Thiruvananthapuram. Seven cases of Chikungunya were detected of which six are from Thiruvananthapuram and one from Kollam.

Eight case were reported from Thrissur, three each from Ernakulam and Kozhikode, two from Malappuram and one each from Kottayam and Kannur.

Two cases were found to be critical and the patients were admitted to the Intensive Care Unit. As many as 109 people were home quarantined and 21 were quarantined at hospitals. The throat swab of 37 people were also collected on Monday for testing.

The number of fever cases in the state raised to 11,048.

Out of the four leptospirosis cases detected in the State on Monday, two are from Thiruvananthapuram, and one each from Alappuzha and Thrissur. Two cases of Malaria were also detected from Idukki and Kasargod on Monday.

http://expressbuzz.com/cities/thiruvananthapuram/18-new-swine-flu-cases/191326.html

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Death of a 40 yo woman reported from Thrissur today.

H1N1: ഒരാള്* മരിച്ചു (die)
Tuesday, July 20, 2010

തൃശൂര്* (Thrissur?)

സംസ്ഥാനത്ത് ഒരു എച്ച്1 എന്*1 മരണം കൂടി. (1 new H1N1 death) തൃശൂര്* ചക്കം കുളങ്ങര സ്വദേശി (native) രാജന്*റെ ഭാര്യ (wife) ശ്രീലത (40) യാണു മരിച്ചത്.

http://www.metrovaartha.com/2010/07/20161855/h1n1-kill-one-in-trichur-20100.html