Pune: toll reaches 273

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Swine flu claims one more life; toll 103
TNN 12 November 2009, 05:24am IST

PUNE: The H1N1 influenza claimed one more life in the city on Wednesday, taking the death toll to 103. According to D D Chandakkar, deputy health
officer of the PMC, Kabir Jalindar Bhise (39), a resident of village Bawda in Indapur taluka, died at the Noble Hospital in Hadapsar at 5.10 am.

Bhise was admitted to the Noble hospital on October 24 in a critical condition. He was put on ventilator. His condition deteriorated further following which he died," said Chandakkar. Bhise was a diabetic, he added.

Meanwhile, the H1N1 influenza infected eight students from eight education institutions including six schools in the PMC and PCMC limits. Eight students are among the 15 people who tested positive for the flu on Wednesday, said Pandit Chavan, joint director of the state health services.

One student each from Kendriya Vidyalaya School (Ganeshkhind), Balaji Murkute Patil Abhinav School (Baner), Kaljewadi PCMC school (Charholi), MIT School (Kothrud), Gendibai Tarachand Chopra School (Chinchwad), CME School (Dapodi), Sinhagad Management College and an Engineering College in Pimpri are among those infected with the H1N1 influenza, said Chavan.

"Medical screening of other students from these schools and colleges will be carried out as precautionary step. A total of 306 suspected patients are being administered Tamiflu tablets. Around 39,468 people in the district have been given Tamiflu so far," Chavan said, adding that as many as 17 patients, who are in a critical condition, are being treated at various private and government hospitals. "Five of them are on ventilator and 68 patients were discharged on Wednesday," he added.

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One more H1N1 death takes toll to 105
TNN 15 November 2009, 02:01am IST
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PUNE: The H1N1 toll reached 105 on Saturday with one more death died at the Sassoon general hospital. Pradip Awte, medical officer of state health
services, said, "Baliram Narayan Warankar (45), a resident of Ganeshkhind, died at 4 am on Saturday."

Warankar was admitted to Sahyadri-Munot hospital where he underwent treatment from October 23 to November 6. He was shifted to Sassoon hospital on the same day in critical condition and was immediately put on ventilator. Warankar's condition deteriorated further, following which he succumbed to the contagion, said Awte.

Warankar suffered from diabetes and hypertension and had developed acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), said Awte.

Meanwhile, three people tested positive for the H1N1 influenza on Friday. With this, the number of infected people in the district so far has reached 1,696. Total 2,915 people visited various screening centres in Pune district on Saturday. As many as 313 suspected patients were administered Tamilfu.

Sixteen patients are being treated in the ICUs of various private and government hospitals at present. Of them, two are on ventilators.

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One more H1N1 death, toll 104
TNN 14 November 2009, 03:25am IST


PUNE: The H1N1 influenza claimed one more life late on Wednesday, taking the death toll in the city to 104.


According Pradip Awate, medical officer of the state health services, Rohit Kshirsagar (19), a resident of Bibvewadi, died at the KEM hospital at 10 pm. "He was H1N1 positive," said Awate.

Rohit was admitted to the hospital on November 3 in a critical condition. He was put on a ventilator. He had developed acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). His condition deteriorated further on Wednesday, following which he succumbed to the contagion, said Awate.

Meanwhile, 11 people tested positive for the H1N1 influenza on Friday. With this, the number of infected people in the district has reached 1,693.

There are 16 patients being treated in the ICUs of various private and government hospitals at present. "Of them, four are on ventilators," said Awate.

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One more H1N1 death takes toll to 105
TNN 15 November 2009, 02:01am IST
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PUNE: The H1N1 toll reached 105 on Saturday with one more death died at the Sassoon general hospital. Pradip Awte, medical officer of state health
services, said, "Baliram Narayan Warankar (45), a resident of Ganeshkhind, died at 4 am on Saturday."
Warankar was admitted to Sahyadri-Munot hospital where he underwent treatment from October 23 to November 6. He was shifted to Sassoon hospital on the same day in critical condition and was immediately put on ventilator. Warankar's condition deteriorated further, following which he succumbed to the contagion, said Awte.

Warankar suffered from diabetes and hypertension and had developed acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), said Awte.

Meanwhile, three people tested positive for the H1N1 influenza on Friday. With this, the number of infected people in the district so far has reached 1,696. Total 2,915 people visited various screening centres in Pune district on Saturday. As many as 313 suspected patients were administered Tamilfu.

Sixteen patients are being treated in the ICUs of various private and government hospitals at present. Of them, two are on ventilators.

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One more H1N1 death takes toll to 106
TNN 16 November 2009, 04:54am IST

PUNE: The H1N1 death toll in the city reached 106 on Sunday after one more death was reported at the Poona hospital. Pradip Awte, medical officer of
the state health services, said, "Ravi Jain (41), a resident of Akola, died at 3.30 pm on Sunday."
Jain was admitted to the hospital on November 9, where he underwent treatment. He tested positive for H1N1 on November 11. Jain's condition deteriorated further, and he could not recover, said Awte.

Meanwhile, ten people tested positive for H1N1 on Sunday. With this, the number of infected people in the district so far has reached 1,725. Total 3,565 people visited various screening centres in Pune district on Sunday. As many as 282 suspected patients were administered Tamilfu.

Meanwhile, fourteen patients are being treated in the ICUs of various private and government hospitals in the city. Among them, one is on ventilator.

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The swine flu toll in the city climbed to 107 on Sunday, with 42-year-old Ravi Jain succumbing to the disease in Pune.

One death each was registered on Friday and Saturday.

Jain, a resident of Akola was admitted to Poona hospital, said Dr Kalyan Deshpande, assistant director of health services.


Meanwhile, Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) will carry out house-to-house checks to detect any cases of the disease in all slum pockets between November 16 and November 30 and another check between December 3 and December 14. The corporation has also directed all schools to screen students during the assembly or the first period and refer all suspected cases to doctors.


PMC will hold meetings with all heads of schools on November 20 and the IMA on November 21 on swine flu-related issues.

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Another succumbs to H1N1, city toll touches 110
TNN 23 November 2009, 05:22am ISTText Size:|Topics:H1N1
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PUNE: The H1N1 influenza claimed one more life on Sunday, taking the death toll in the city to 110. Suresh Kisan Pawar, a 40-year-old resident of
Chavanngar in Dhankawadi, died at Sassoon Hospital at 5 pm on Sunday. "He was H1N1 positive," confirmed Pandit Chavan, joint director of the state health services.

Pawar was admitted to the Sassoon hospital in a critical condition early on November 20. "Pawar fell ill on November 11 and was taking treatment from a doctor in his locality. Later, when his condition did not improve he was admitted to a private hospital between November 12 to 18, and then to Sassoon general hospital," said Chavan.

Pawar's condition deteriorated on Sunday, following which he was put on ventilator. "He developed acute respiratory distress syndrome and his condition worsened, following which he succumbed to the contagion," said Chavan, adding that Pawar was a chronic alcoholic.

Meanwhile, 11 more people tested positive for the H1N1 influenza on Sunday. Elevan patients are currently being treated at the ICUs of various private and government hospitals. "Of them, three are on ventilator," said Chavan. As many as 3,476 people were screened across the district, of which 356 are being administered Tamiflu.

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Three more H1N1 deaths in Pune, toll 113
TNN 28 November 2009, 02:06am IST
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PUNE: The H1N1 flu toll in the city rose to 113 on Friday with one more patient succumbing to the virus. According to Pradip Awte, medical

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officer of the state health services, "Manisha Dhamal (38) of Sai Park in Ambegaon Budruk in Pune district, died at Sassoon hospital on Thursday at 10.45 pm. She was on ventilator. The swab test report, received from National Institute of Virology on Friday, tested her positive for the flu."

The city reported two more H1N1 deaths on Thursday, Awte said. "Lokesh Waghmare (23) of Chitragupta colony in Pune died at Ruby Hall clinic on Thursday at 9.45 pm. The patient, who was on ventilator, succumbed due to acute respiratory distress syndrome."

"Another H1N1 death was reported at Sassoon general hospital. Five-year-old Komal Kamane, a resident of Sadashivnagar, Hadapsar, died on November 24. However, her swab test report was received only on Thursday. Earlier, she was admitted to a private hospital," Awte said.

Meanwhile, "10 H1N1 flu patients in the city are critical, of whom three are put on ventilators. As many as 21 people tested positive for H1N1 on Friday, while 42 were discharged from different hospitals. As many as 54 patients have been were admitted to various designated hospitals in Pune and Pimpri-Chinchwad on Friday," Awte said.

"The number of people visited screening centres across the district on Friday was 4,451, while 517 were administered Tamiflu. So far, more than 7,55,800 people have visited screening centres in the district," he added.

Awte said, "Two schools reported H1N1 flu cases on Saturday the Shivaji Vidyalaya in Pune Cantonment and the Delhi Public School in Lonavla." http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/c...ow/5276966.cms

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PUNE:

A pregnant woman succumbed to H1N1 influenza on Monday, taking the death toll in the city to 114. The patient died at Sassoon general hospital at 12.10 pm, according state health services.

Pradip Awte, medical officer of the state health services said, "Jyoti Navnath Garud (27), a resident of Katepuram Chowk, Pimple Gurav, in the Pimpri-Chinchwad area was admitted to Sassoon hospital in a critical condition on November 25. She was six months' pregnant. She was immediately put on a ventilator but succumbed due to Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome."

On Monday, nine people tested positive in the district for H1N1 flu. Fifteen patients are being treated for H1N1 flu at ICUs of designated hospitals in Pune and Pimpri-Chinchwad, of which five patients are on ventilators.

Two schools, Vidyaniketan school in Pimpri-Chinchwad and a government run school in Mohannagar reported H1N1 positive cases. Check-ups are being carried out at the affected schools.

According to Awte, "Over 1,053 people visited screening centres across the district on Monday. More than 7.63 lakh people so far have visited screening centres in the district. 139 suspected patients were administered Tamiflu on Monday.

Awte added that more than 46,000 people have been given Tamiflu doses so far. Twenty eight patients were admitted to various designated hospitals in Pune and Pimpri-Chinchwad for H1N1 treatment on Monday. 49 patients were discharged from different hospitals.

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Pregnant woman dies of H1N1
TNN 1 December 2009, 12:48am ISTText Size:|Topics:Swine flu
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PUNE: A pregnant woman succumbed to H1N1 influenza on Monday, taking the death toll in the city to 114. The patient died at Sassoon general hospital at 12.10 pm, according state health services.

Pradip Awte, medical officer of the state health services said, "Jyoti Navnath Garud (27), a resident of Katepuram Chowk, Pimple Gurav, in the Pimpri-Chinchwad area was admitted to Sassoon hospital in a critical condition on November 25. She was six months' pregnant. She was immediately put on a ventilator but succumbed due to Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome."

On Monday, nine people tested positive in the district for H1N1 flu. Fifteen patients are being treated for H1N1 flu at ICUs of designated hospitals in Pune and Pimpri-Chinchwad, of which five patients are on ventilators.

Two schools, Vidyaniketan school in Pimpri-Chinchwad and a government run school in Mohannagar reported H1N1 positive cases. Check-ups are being carried out at the affected schools.

According to Awte, "Over 1,053 people visited screening centres across the district on Monday. More than 7.63 lakh people so far have visited screening centres in the district. 139 suspected patients were administered Tamiflu on Monday.

Awte added that more than 46,000 people have been given Tamiflu doses so far. Twenty eight patients were admitted to various designated hospitals in Pune and Pimpri-Chinchwad for H1N1 treatment on Monday. 49 patients were discharged from different hospitals.

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Three more swine flu deaths in Pune; toll mounts to 118
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Pune, Dec 3 (PTI) With the death of three more persons in the last two days, the swine flu toll in the city has risen to 118, health officials said today.

The victims -- two women and a two-year-old boy -- succumbed to H1N1 infection in different hospitals of the city, the officials said, adding that as many as 20 fresh cases of the flu have been reported.

Six patients undergoing treatment were also reported to be in a critical condition, hospital sources said.

Meanwhile, a centre, being run for children of the Pune University employees, had to be closed following scare in the campus after a child contracted the infection.

Two university departments near the centre were also closed till further notice.

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Two more succumb to H1N1, toll rises to 121
TNN 7 December 2009, 02:57am IST

PUNE: A seven-year-old boy and 45-year-old man succumbed to the H1N1 influenza on Friday, taking the death toll in the city to 121.

"The victims' throat swab reports came on Saturday, confirming them positive for the infection," said Pradip Awate, medical officer of the state health services.

Ajay Hanumant Navale, a resident of Khadkigaon in Daund taluka, died at the Sassoon Hospital at 5 pm on Friday.

Ajay was admitted to the Sassoon hospital in a critical condition early on December 4 and was immediately put on ventilator, Awate said, adding that he was a known patient of epilepsy.

Before being admitted to Sassoon Hospital, Ajay was treated at a private hospital in Baramati for seven days.

The second victim, Rajan Nair (45), a resident of Chakan, died at the Yashwantrao Chavan Memorial Hospital in Pimpri at 5.30 am on Friday, said PCMC medical officer Anil Roy. "Before being admitted to the YCMH on December 2, Nair took treatment from a local medical practitioner.
His condition was critical at the time of admission and he had been on ventilator ever since. Nair was suffering from hypertension from the last four years," Roy said.

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Second wave? Toll reaches 121, show-cause to 8 docs

Even as the swine flu toll in the district rose to 121 last week, the district health officials have served show-cause notices to eight doctors for failing to administer tamiflu tablets at an early stage of the disease.

The doctors have been asked to give an explanation for ignoring the directives.
The health department had instructed all government and private doctors to give tamiflu tablets to patients once they are suspected to have contracted the virus as a precautionary measure.

According to a senior health officer, many private practitioners were found to have ignored the instruction, leading to a deterioration of the patients? health and even deaths. ?We need to be strict about this and ensure that private practitioners heed to the guidelines in letter and spirit.?

The Health Secretary had also issued guidelines that those not adhering to the instruction should be served notices as they are ignoring the government health advisory.

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H1N1 action plan depends heavily on pvt doctors

PUNE: The district administration's action plan to tackle the anticipated second wave of H1N1 infection seems to be depend more on private medical practitioners than government doctors. The action plan has estimated availability of 411 doctors from the district hospital and Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) hospitals, while 3,748 doctors would be available from the private health sector.

The action plan, prepared by district collector Chandrakant Dalvi with the assistance of the health department and experts from BJ Medical College, has anticipated that around 20 per cent population of the district would be infected with H1N1. Out of this, around five per cent (16,000 people) may be required to be admitted to intensive care units (ICUs) and 64,000 patients may have to be quarantined. Assuming that a patient infected with H1N1 virus takes 8 to 10 days to recover, the provision of beds has been made in the action plan.

A total of 411 doctors from 173 hospitals including health department's Aundh Hospital, Sassoon Hospital and Pune and Pimpri-Chinchwad municipal corporations' hospitals would be on duty to treat swine flu patients. Moreover, assistance from 3,748 doctors from 1,010 private hospitals may be needed.

The entire action plan depends on assistance of private health providers. In all, 295 ventilators at private hospitals and 22 ventilators at government-run hospitals have been arranged. From the doctors' safety point of view, 400 N95 masks and 600 gloves would be made available as per the action plan.

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One more H1N1 death
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PUNE: A 25-year-old woman who died on Sunday was declared positive for the H1N1 influenza on Tuesday. With this, the city's death toll has climbed to 123.

According to Pradip Awate, medical officer of state health services, Chaitali Santosh Chaudhari (25), a resident of Padegaon village, Phaltan taluka, died at Sassoon hospital at 11.45 pm on Sunday. "Her throat swab report confirmed the presence of the H1N1 virus on Tuesday," said Awate.
Before being admitted to Sassoon hospital on December 6, Chaitali was treated at other local hospitals. "She had developed bilateral pneumonia and was critical at the time of admission. She was put on a ventilator. Her condition deteriorated further, following which she succumbed to the contagion," said Awate.

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One more claimed by H1N1, toll now 127
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PUNE: The H1N1 virus claimed yet another victim on Thursday, taking the death toll in the city and its vicinity to 127.

According to Anil Roy, medical officer of the Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC), Mandakini Gode (40), a resident of Sambhajinagar in Chinchwad, died at the Yashwantrao Chavan Memorial Hospital (YCMH) in Pimpri at 2 pm. Roy confirmed that Gode was H1N1 positive.

Before being admitted to the YCMH on December 7, Gode was being treated by a general practitioner, Roy added. She was later referred to a private hospital in Chinchwad, which in turn asked her to visit the YCMH. "She was put on the ventilator on Wednesday. Her condition deteriorated further, following which she succumbed to the flu," Roy stated.
Meanwhile, 23 people tested positive for the virus on Thursday. At present, 24 patients are being treated in the isolation ICUs at various hospitals in Pune and Pimpri-Chinchwad. Of these, five are in a critical condition and are on the ventilator, Pandit Chavan, joint director of state health services, said.

A total of 5,232 individuals were screened for the flu on Friday. Of these, 678 have been put on Tamiflu. As many as 52,515 patients have been administered the medication so far. Besides, over 8.10 lakh people have been screened across the district till date, Chavan said.

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