Gujarat: H1N1 Pandemic 2009-2010; 486 confirmed fatalities

[Ronan Kelly]

Re: Toll reaches 120 (128) Gujarat (including Rajasthan natives)

13-yr-old girl succumbs to H1N1 in Vadodara
TNN 4 January 2010, 11:00pm ISTText Size:|Topics:Swine flu
H1N1

VADODARA: A 13-year-old girl succumbed to swine flu on Monday, taking the toll in city to nine. Besides, three more people died in the state, taking the toll to 124.

Kriza Patel, a standard VII student, was admitted to city-based Global Baroda Hospital (GBH) on January 1 in a critical condition. Her samples were sent from SSG Hospital and they tested positive for H1N1 virus.

This is second paediatric case in the city that succumbed to H1N1 virus after seven-year-old Arya Burade, who was the first victim from city. The cause of death for both Patel and Burade is acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) and H1N1 virus.

Patel was admitted in critical condition and was kept on ventilator. Her condition deteriorated further and she died at 4.30 am. As per relatives, Patel was not keeping well since December 28 and was not attending the school for last one week. When there was no improvement in her condition, she was admitted at GBH.

Meanwhile, Rajkot witnessed two more deaths due to swine flu early on Monday when a 14-year-old girl Hansa Devji, brought to PDU Hospital from Kutch and an 18-year-old youth from city Mohammed Jafer died.

Hansa, a resident of Adipur in Kutch, was brought to Rajkot on December 25 as she had cold and fever. After her reports tested positive for H1N1 virus, she was transferred to the intensive care ward, but she didn't respond to treatment and died at 4.20 am. Her body was handed over to fire brigade staff for cremation. A 42-year-old man Hasmukh Kadia also died at Ahmedabad's Civil hospital on Monday.

On Sunday, the virus had killed two, one each in Ahmedabad and Jamnagar. A 25-year-old patient of swine flu Usha Rana was admitted to Ahmedabad Civil Hospital, where she succumbed to the deadly virus, while Anamika Khare (28) from Jamnagar was the other victim.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/vadodara/13-yr-old-girl-succumbs-to-H1N1-in-Vadodara/articleshow/5410992.cms

[Ronan Kelly]

Re: Toll reaches 124 (132) Gujarat (including Rajasthan natives)

Ahmedabad, Jan 5 (PTI) With three more persons succumbing to swine flu in Gujarat, the statewide toll due to the disease rose to 135, health officials said.

"65-year-old Rampati Yadav died of swine flu today at LG Hospital here, while two persons--Rukiyabanu (50) and Laxmiben Rajput (80), died at general hospital in Palanpur and Sola civil hospital in Ahmedabad respectively yesterday," they said.

Meanwhile, 20 new H1N1 positive cases were reported today from Ahmedabad, Surat, Rajkot, Bhavnagar, Amreli and Palanpur.

So far 794 people have been tested positive for the virus, the officials said.

Of the 135 people died so far in the state, 132 were from Gujarat while eight persons had come here from Rajasthan for treatment.

http://ptinews.com/news/454618_Swine-flu--3-more-die-in-Guj--toll-rises-to-135

[Ronan Kelly]

Re: Toll reaches 127 (135) Gujarat (including Rajasthan natives)

Three more H1N1 deaths in Gujarat; toll reaches 138

STAFF WRITER 20:53 HRS IST
Ahmedabad, Jan 6 (PTI) Continuing its killing spree, swine flu today claimed three more persons in Gujarat, taking the death toll to 138, while 24 new cases of the disease were reported from the state, Health Department officials said.

Kanubhai Chauhan (35) and Dharampal Pawar (50) died at the Civil Hospital here, while 24-year-old Kanshit Pandya succumbed to the infection yesterday but his death was reported today at the city Civil Hospital, they said.

Meanwhile, the two dozen new cases were reported from Ahmedabad, Surat, Surendranagar, Bhuj, Bhavnagar, Jamnagar, Vadodara and Rajkot, the officials said.

Of the 138 fatalities so far, 130 were from Gujarat, while eight persons hailed from Rajasthan and had come here for treatment.

http://ptinews.com/news/456221_Three-more-H1N1-deaths-in-Gujarat--toll-reaches-138

[Ronan Kelly]

Re: Toll reaches 130 (138) Gujarat (including Rajasthan natives)

STAFF WRITER 21:10 HRS IST
Ahmedabad, Jan 7 (PTI) Swine flu claimed three more lives in Gujarat over the last two days taking the total toll in the state to 141.

According to officials, two women, namely, Dariyaben Vaghri (25) and Musramben Salat (21) died of swine flu today at the civil hospital in the city while one 12-year-old Gunjan Shinghala passed away on January 5 at a hospital in Rajkot but whose death was reported today.

Meanwhile, 25 new cases of swine flu infections have been reported from Ahmedabad, Rajkot, Surat, Vadodara, Bhuj and Amreli.

So far, 843 H1N1 infected cases have been reported from the state while 141 have succumbed to the infection. Of 141 who died, 133 were from Gujarat itself while eight victims were from Rajasthan

http://ptinews.com/news/457999_Swine-flu-claims-3-more-in-Gujarat

[Ronan Kelly]

Re: Toll reaches 133 (141) Gujarat (including Rajasthan natives)

Three H1N1 deaths in state, toll at 147
TNN, 9 January 2010, 11:34pm ISTText Size:|
RAJKOT: Three more swine flu deaths were reported from the state on Saturday, one each from Jamnagar, Bhavnagar and Ahmedabad. State's death toll due to H1N1 virus now stands at 147, sources said.

In Ahmedabad Civil Hospital, 42 year old Jitendra Chauhan died at 11.30am on Saturday, while a woman Kashi Dabhi, 50, died at Bhavnagar's Sir T hospital at 3.30pm. The third death was reported from Jamnagar's GG Hospital, where 42-year-old Shobhna Morari died at 7.30am. This apart, three more swine flu deaths were confirmed, two from Ahmedabad and one from Rajkot, after the dead patients' blood reports tested positive for the virus.

Meanwhile on Sunday, three deaths suspected to be due to swine flu were reported from Rajkot, Bhavnagar and Bhuj. Reports are awaited in all three cases.

A woman from Amreli, residing at Kansara street, was brought to PDU Hospital in Rajkot where she died on Thursday. Varsha Meghani, 45, was shifted to swine flu isolation ward on Friday evening. She died few hours before the test was done. A suspected death was also reported from Botad in Bhavnagar district when Meena Parmar, 27, of Jamrada village died in a private hospital in Bhavnagar and in Mandvi, a 20-year-old pregnant woman died in Bhuj general hospital.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/rajkot/Three-H1N1-deaths-in-state-toll-at-147/articleshow/5428712.cms

[Ronan Kelly]

Re: Toll reaches 139 (147) Gujarat (including Rajasthan natives)

7 more deaths due to H1N1 in Gujarat, toll reaches 155

Posted: Sunday , Jan 10, 2010 at 1515 hrs
Ahmedabad:


Swine flu claimed seven more lives in Gujarat over the last few days, taking the death toll due to the deadly virus in the state to 155, while 20 others, including two infants, tested positive for the H1N1 virus, health officials said in Ahmedabad on Sunday.

According to officials, three persons succumbed to swine flu infection on Saturday. While one Jitendra Chauhan (42) died at civil hospital in Ahmedabad, Shobhana Morani (42) passed away at civil hospital in Rajkot and Kashiben Babhi (50) at Bhuj civil hospital in Kutch district.

Meanwhile, four deaths, which include three who died on January 8 at a civil hospital in Rajkot and one person who died at a hospital in Ahmedabad on January 7, were also reported yesterday, they said.

Twenty more people have tested positive for the H1N1 virus from different parts of the state like Ahmedabad, Bhavnagar, Rajkot, Vadodara, Surat, Junagadh, Amreli, Banaskantha and Bhuj.

Those infected with H1N1 virus in Bhavnagar include two infants, a girl who is 11 months old and a one-year-old boy.

With this, the total swine flu cases in the state have gone up to 888.

Out of the 155 people who died due to swine flu in the state, eight persons belonged to Rajasthan who had come here for treatment.

http://www.indianexpress.com/news/7-more-deaths-due-to-H1N1-in-Gujarat--toll-reaches-155/565610

Ro's note: Express India is double counting some fatalities, three of these have already been accounted for. The earlier Times article above reported 2 earlier fatalities from Ahmedabad, and 1 from Rajkot, this report suggests 4 total 3 from Rajkot and 1 from Ahmedabad. Hard to say what's what until todays National Status Update is released.

[Ronan Kelly]

Re: Toll reaches 139 (147) Gujarat (including Rajasthan natives)

10 more swine flu deaths is Gujarat, toll touches 158

STAFF WRITER 20:38 HRS IST
Ahmedabad, Jan 10 (PTI) Ten more deaths due to swine flu have been reported in Gujarat in the last few days taking the toll due to the deadly virus to 158 in the state, health officials said.

Nafisa Vora (27) died at civil hospital here today, they said.

Nikita Ramesh (30) and Jitendra Chauhan (42) died at civil hospital in Ahmedabad while Mehul Choraliya (4) and Shobhana Morani (42) succumbed to swine flu at Rajkot civil hospital.

Kashiben Dabhi (50) succumbed to the infection at Bhuj civil hospital in Kutch district yesterday, the officials said, adding three deaths from Rajkot and one from Ahmedabad have also been reported.

As many as 33 people have tested positive for the virus since yesterday from Ahmedabad, Bhavnagar, Rajkot, Vadodara, Surat, Junagadh, Amreli, Banaskantha and Bhuj.

http://www.ptinews.com/news/462011_10-more-swine-flu-deaths-is-Gujarat--toll-touches-158

Ro's Note: 3 more fatalities recorded here, and PTI is reporting a total of 158. The national update released today has the total for Gujarat at 152, and probably does not include some of the above. It seems that the Express India total was fine, and that the Times is starting to lag.

[Ronan Kelly]

Re: Toll reaches 150 (158) Gujarat (including Rajasthan natives)

5 more deaths due to H1N1 virus, toll reaches 163

STAFF WRITER 21:27 HRS IST
Ahmedabad, Jan 11 (PTI) Five more deaths caused by swine flu were today reported, taking the toll to 163 in Gujarat while 13 new positive cases were registered from various centres in the state.

Two people died today of swine flu, 58-year-old Ilaben Gajjar at the civil hospital here and six-month-boy Jigar Govindbhai at PDU hospital Rajkot, health department officials said.

Moreover, three persons who died yesterday but were reported today are, Nazar Hussai Somsara (26) at civil hospital while Himanshubhai 14, and 28-year-old woman Kiran Hasmukhbhai, both at PDU hospital in Rajkot had succumbed to the infectious disease.

The officials said that today new cases of swine flu were reported from Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar, Bhuj, Amreli, Palanpur, Vadodara and Rajkot.

So far 914 positive cases of swine flu have been reported by the health authorities while 163 patients have succumbed to the disease.

http://www.ptinews.com/news/463665_5-more-deaths-due-to-H1N1-virus--toll-reaches-163

[Ronan Kelly]

Re: Toll reaches 155 (163) Gujarat (including Rajasthan natives)

Four more die due to Swine flu in Gujarat, toll reaches 167
PTITuesday, January 12, 2010 21:39 IST Email


Ahmedabad: Four more deaths caused by Swine flu have been reported from the state today, taking the death toll to 167, while as many as 34 new cases of H1N1 infection have been reported by the state health authorities.


According to health department officials, Hamida Husseinbhai (31) died today at the PDU hospital Rajkot.


While three others - Parvinbibi Mohammad (35) succumbed to H1N1 at VS hospital here. Gunvant Panara (47) passed away at the city civil hospital and Hussain Ahmed (40) died at the PDU hospital Rajkot yesterday, but were reported today, officials said.


New cases of H1N1 infections were reported from Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar, Palanpur, Rajkot and Surat, they said.


Meanwhile, of 167 who have succumbed to the infectious disease so far, eight were from Rajsthan, who had come here for treatment.

http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report_four-more-die-due-to-swine-flu-in-gujarat-toll-reaches-167_1334062

[Ronan Kelly]

Re: Toll reaches 159 (167) Gujarat (including Rajasthan natives)

Three succumb to swine flu in Guj, death toll reaches 170
Updated on Wednesday, January 13, 2010, 23:22 IST Tags:Swine flu, Gujarat
Ahmedabad: Swine flu claimed three more lives in Gujarat taking the death toll due to the virus in the state to 170.

According to the officials of the state health department, 28-year-old Ghanshyam Patel succumbed to the infectious disease at civil hospital here today while two others identified as Valiben Karsanbhai (7) and Ruqiya Fakirbhai (47) died at GG hospital in Jamnagar and general hospital in Bhavnagar respectively yesterday, but their deaths were reported today.


Meanwhile, fresh cases of swine flu were reported from Ahmedabad, Rajkot, Vadodara, Amreli, Jamnagar and Bhavnagar, they said. So far, 965 persons have been tested positive for H1N1 infection
, they added.

Of the 170 deaths so far, eight were from Rajasthan, who had come here for treatment while rest were from the state, officials said.

Rajkot to have swine flu testing laboratory

The city will soon have a laboratory for testing swine flu samples, Gujarat Health Minister Jaynarayan Vyas said today.

Talking to mediapersons here, he said Rajkot is a medical hub for Saurashtra and Kutch regions. A large number of people from these regions come to the city for treatment and therefore the government has decided to start a laboratory with bio-safety grade hospital here, the Minister said.

The laboratory will start functioning within a week, Vyas said, adding the facility will have experts to conduct swine flu test.

Currently, samples from here are being sent to Ahmedabad for H1N1 test, which delays swine flu treatment, he added.

-PTI

http://www.zeenews.com/news595670.html

[Ronan Kelly]

Re: Toll reaches 162 (170) Gujarat (including Rajasthan natives)

City's own H1N1 testing lab within week: health minister
TNN, 13 January 2010, 11:17pm ISTText Size:|Topics:Rajkot
H1N1 testing lab within week

RAJKOT: Taking a serious note of H1N1 death toll across Saurashtra, state heath and tourism minister Jay Narayan Vyas in his second consecutive address in the city on Wednesday said, the state government is going to set up a laboratory for H1N1 virus testing in Rajkot.

"The laboratory will be operational within a week. It will help reduce the time lag of test results of suspected cases of Saurashtra,'' Vyas said. At present the region's hospitals send samples to BJ Medical College in Ahmedbad. He also said that new ventilators will be provided at all isolation wards of hospitals treating case in Saurashtra.

Meanwhile, on Wednesday, one more death of a suspected swine flu patientSulochana Ravi, 30, a pregnant woman from Rafaliya village of Wankaner talukawas reported from PDU hospital in the city. At present there are 33 patients out of which six are in critical condition, four are on ventilators.
As per government reports, 18 more cases were reported from the state on Wednesday six from Ahmedabad, five from Rajkot, one each from Vadodara and Amreli, two from Jamnagar, and two from Bhavnagar.

The state death toll is 162, with one death of Ghansham Patel, 28, in Ahmedabad's civil hospital while on Tuesday, two deaths were reportedseven-year-old girl Vali Karshan in GG Civil Hospital Jamnagar and 47-year-old woman Rukya Fakir in Sir T General Hospital in Bhavnagar.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/rajkot/Citys-own-H1N1-testing-lab-within-week-health-minister/articleshow/5441964.cms

[Ronan Kelly]

Re: Toll reaches 162 (170) Gujarat (including Rajasthan natives)

Two die of swine flu in Gujarat, state toll reaches 172

STAFF WRITER 22:15 HRS IST
Ahmedabad, Jan 14 (PTI) Two more persons died due to swine flu in Gujarat, taking the H1N1 death toll in the state to 172, health officials said today.

30-year-old Pravinbhai died due to the infection at the PDU hospital in Rajkot today, while Kankuben Rathod, 22, died at a Civil Hospital here yesterday, they said.

Meanwhile, 13 fresh swine flue cases were reported today from Ahmedabad, Amreli, Rajkot, Surat, Bhavnagar and Junagadh.

So far 978 persons have tested positive for swine flu in the state.

http://ptinews.com/news/469050_Two-die-of-swine-flu-in-Gujarat--state-toll-reaches-172

[Ronan Kelly]

Re: Toll reaches 164 (172) Gujarat (including Rajasthan natives)

Swine flu claims two lives in Guj, toll climbs to 174

STAFF WRITER 21:35 HRS IST
Ahmedabad, Jan 15 (PTI) Two more persons succumbed to swine flu in Gujarat in last two days taking the toll due to the deadly virus in the state to 174.

Eight new cases have been reported in the state, health department officials said today.

Retaben Rameshbhai (30) died at PDU Hospital in Rajkot today while Sirajuddin Naruddin (30) passed away yesterday at civil hospital in Ahmedabad, they said.

Meanwhile, the 8 new swine flu cases have been reported from Rajkot, Jamnagar, Bhuj, Patan and Ahmedabad.

So far, 986 patients have tested positive for the virus in the state.

http://ptinews.com/news/470625_Swine-flu-claims-two-lives-in-Guj--toll-climbs-to-174

[Ronan Kelly]

Re: Toll reaches 166 (174) Gujarat (including Rajasthan natives)

Swine Flu Death Total Mounts to 180 in Gujarat
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Six more people, three men and three women, have succumbed to swine flu which has already killed 180 people in Gujarat, health officials said.

As many as 28 new cases of swine flu were reported from Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar, Rajkot, Vadodara, Bhavnagar, Amreli, Jamnagar and Surendranagar.

According to the health department officials today three persons Jagdish Gadhvi, 41, at V S Hospital, Rajeshri Patel, 26, at Apollo Hospital and Ranmal Devabhai, 40 at PDU hospital in Rajkot have died of swine flu while other three deaths occurred yesterday but they were reported today.

They are Niruben Bharatbhai, 28, at PDU hospital, Rajkot, Mugatlal Gangasankar, 40, and Ashaben Chandulal, 27, both died at G G Hospital in Jamnagar. These patients died of swine flu yesterday but deaths were reported today, health officials.

Meanwhile, so far 1,014 cases of swine H1N1 have been reported from the state including 28 cases reported today.

The deadly viral infection caused by H1N1 has already claimed 180 lives out of which eight persons came from Rajasthan, who had come here for treatment.

http://news.outlookindia.com/item.aspx?672972

[Ronan Kelly]

Re: Toll reaches 172 (180) Gujarat (including Rajasthan natives)

13th H1N1 death in the city
TNN, 17 January 2010, 10:39pm IST

VADODARA: Swine flu has claimed second life in the city in the last two days, taking the death toll to 13. Thirty-five-year-old Kamlesh Thakkar, a resident of Sama, succumbed to the virus on Sunday morning. Thakkar was admitted to SSG Hospital (SSG) in a critical condition on January 11 and there was no improvement in his condition.

He had visited SSG complaining of cold, cough and fever. After looking at his symptoms, he was admitted in the isolation ward. His samples also tested positive for swine flu. His condition deteriorated on Sunday which resulted in his death. He was later cremated at Khaswadi crematorium.

Thakkar used to run tuition classes in Fategunj area of the city and was the only bread earner of a seven-member family. He is survived by wife, two children and four other family members.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/vadodara/13th-H1N1-death-in-the-city/articleshow/5457999.cms