5 more people die of swine flu in India, toll now 262

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Friday 18th September, 2009 (IANS)​

A record 13 swine flu deaths, including eight in Maharashtra, were reported Friday, taking India's influenza A (H1N1) toll to 233, health authorities said.

Moreover, a record 372 fresh cases were reported in the country, taking the total number of people affected with the contagious virus to 7,374.

In Maharashtra, five people succumbed to the virus late Thursday night. The medical reports of three people, who had died earlier, came Friday confirming that their deaths were due to swine flu, officials said.

The death toll in the state has now touched 97 - the highest in the country.

In Bangalore, two deaths were reported, both from the Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Chest Diseases (RGICD). The victims were Pushpa, a 28-year-old woman who died Sep 12, and 55-year-old Renuka who died a day later.

However, reports confirming that both victims tested positive for the virus were received only on Thursday, a health official said.

With the two deaths, the total toll in Karnataka has gone up to 75, officials said. As many as 55 of the deaths were registered in Bangalore alone.

In Hyderabad, a person died due to the virus Friday, taking the total toll in Andhra Pradesh to 17.

In the national capital, two people, who had died earlier, were found to have died of the virus infection. 'The laboratory report confirmed that they were infected with the virus,' an official added. Eight deaths have been reported in the capital so far.

'Till date, samples from 32,545 people have been tested for influenza A (H1N1) in government laboratories and a few private laboratories across the country and 7,374 of them have been found positive,' a statement issued here said.

The maximum number of fresh cases - 129 - were reported from Delhi, taking the total number of people tested positive in the capital to 1,625.

Maharashtra once again reported a large number of fresh cases. At least 78 people were detected with the virus, taking the total number to 2,284 in the state.

Other states that reported fresh cases were Haryana (59), Tamil Nadu (34), Andhra Pradesh (31) and Karnataka (24). :tiphat:http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/544702

 

[Gert van der Hoek]

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Re: 17 more people die of swine flu in India, toll now 257

17 swine flu deaths take India's toll to 257


Tags: New Delhi

(Source: IANS)

Published: Mon, 21 Sep 2009 at 19:15 IST

New Delhi: Seventeen swine flu deaths, ten of them in Karnataka alone, were reported Monday, taking the total toll due to Influenza A (H1N1) virus to 257 in India, health authorities said here.

Although health ministry officials said seven deaths were reported Monday - three each in Maharashtra and Gujarat and one in Andhra Pradesh, ten deaths occurred in Karnataka in a span of 10 days, but were only confirmed Monday.

The official said that the ten deaths that occurred in Karnataka between Sep 8 to 18 have been found to be due to the contagious virus. The laboratory confirmations came Monday.

"Four more deaths have taken place in the state. But we are waiting for the laboratory confirmation," the official said.

With these deaths, the total death toll in Karnataka has jumped to 79 - the second highest in the country.

In Maharashtra, two deaths were reported from Pune, the epicentre of the virus, and one in Nagpur. With the three deaths, the total number of deaths in the state has gone up to 106 - the highest in the country.

Three deaths - one each from Gandhinagar, Surat and Vadodara - were also reported from Gujarat. With these three deaths, the toll in the state has risen to 26 - the third highest in the country.

Authorities said one death was also reported from Hyderabad. The total death toll in Andhra Pradesh is now 22 - the fourth highest.

Meanwhile, 228 fresh swine flu cases were reported in the country, taking the total number of people affected with Influenza A (H1N1) to 8,153.

Of these, 49 new cases were reported in Maharashtra, taking the total number of people affected with the virus to 2,427 - the highest in the country.

Delhi also continued to record fresh cases. Of the 228 new cases, 59 were from the Indian capital alone, taking the total number of people affected with the virus to 1,893. This figure is the second highest in the country. Eight people have died in the national capital.

The other states that recorded new cases are - Andhra Pradesh (32), Tamil Nadu (30), Haryana (26), Kerala (11), Gujarat (7) and Bihar (1).

"Till date samples from 35,148 people have been tested for influenza A (H1N1) in government laboratories and a few private laboratories across the country and 8,153 of them have been found positive," a statement issued here said.

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Re: 17 more people die of swine flu in India, toll now 257

Re: 17 more people die of swine flu in India, toll now 257

India's swine flu toll mounts to 262September 22nd, 2009
IANS Five swine flu deaths, including three in Karnataka, were reported on Tuesday, taking India's total toll due to the contagious influenza A (H1N1) virus to 262, health authorities said here.

Also, 324 new swine flu cases were reported in the country, taking the total number of people affected so far to 8,477.

According to health ministry officials, the three deaths in Karnataka were reported between September 18-19. "The laboratory confirmation (received on Tuesday) showed that all the deaths were due to swine flu," an official said here. With this, Karnataka's toll has reached 82.

Meanwhile, Delhi recorded one death on Tuesday. A 20-year-old woman, who was admitted to the Safdarjung Hospital in New Delhi, succumbed to the virus, said Mr Anjan Prakash, the state nodal officer. With this death, the toll in the Indian capital has gone up to nine.

Maharashtra, which tops the list of swine flu deaths and cases in the country, also reported one death, taking its total number of deaths to 107.

The officials said one death was reported from Gujarat, but it was yet to be confirmed if the patient died due to the virus.

In Ghaziabad, neighbouring the national capital, a public school had to close down its primary section after two students were reported to be affected with the flu.

"Two students were reported to be infected with the virus. Both are now fine and responding well to the treatment in Delhi hospitals. As a precautionary measure, we have closed down the primary section till September 28," said Ms Meeta Rai, school principal, Delhi Public School at Indirapuram.
As per school officials, there are around 3,000 students in the primary wing of the school.

As Karnataka is seeing a surge in swine flu deaths, authorities are now planning clinical audits.

"The purpose behind the clinical audit is to find the actual causes behind the death of 80 people due to H1N1 influenza in the state," said Ms Usha Vasunkar, director, Karnataka's health and family services.

"We've taken a decision to have a clinical audit on Monday. During our earlier survey, we found that 40 per cent of the swine flu victims had co-morbid factors (pre-existing illness) and many died due to late admission. However, the audit will give a clear picture of the actual cause for deaths," she added.

The profile of each victim, which includes name, age, sex, symptoms and cause of death, will be studied by a panel of experts during the clinical audit.

Of Tuesday's 324 new cases, the national capital recorded as many as 108 cases.

According to Delhi health minister , ms Kiran Walia, 2,065 people have so far been admitted and treated in Delhi government hospitals. "More than 90 per cent of these patients have been successfully treated and discharged," she said.

As many as 1,018 children have been treated for influenza A (H1N1).

The Delhi government, meanwhile, also announced that Tamiflu, the anti-influenza medicine, will be sold at authorised retail chemists. The central government had last week allowed "restricted sale" of Tamiflu through over 500 chemists.

The decision to allow Tamiflu sales was taken during a meeting held by Ms Walia after the state government received notification from the central government.

"The government has implemented the notification of the Indian government to allow sale of Tamiflu at the authorized outlets of authorized Schedule 'X' chemists in the capital to facilitate the patients of swine flu as well as to curb the swine flu epidemic," Ms Walia said.

Swine flu cases were also detected in Maharashtra (67), Tamil Nadu (43), Andhra Pradesh (28), Karnataka (20), Gujarat (2) and Haryana (1).
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