Swine flu surge in Chhattisgarh, death toll reaches 18
The latest victim, a 91-year-old woman from Bilaspur, succumbed on Tuesday after testing positive on August 24. She was undergoing treatment at Apollo Hospital but could not be saved.
The latest victim, a 91-year-old woman from Bilaspur, succumbed on Tuesday after testing positive on August 24. She was undergoing treatment at Apollo Hospital but could not be saved.
"I also talked to other patients in the hospital who said that they too have got great relief from the facility of free medicines, testing and treatment", he added.
Gehlot has been admitted to the IDH centre of SMS Hospital in Jaipur for better recovery.
Taking immediate action to contain the disease, the Animal Husbandry Department has declared zero to one kilometer (km) area of the epicenters as "infected zones" while zero to 10 km area is classified as "surveillance zones.
On Tuesday, Sonam took to her Instagram stories and wrote that she wishes this development isn’t true.
Raj Kumar, Chief Medical Officer confirmed that three samples sent for testing have tested positive for the H1N1 virus that causes swine flu.
One of the most prevalent and contagious viruses, H1N1 has three categories - A, B and C. While A and B categories need home care, category C requires immediate hospitalization and medical intervention as its symptoms and outcomes are extremely severe and could result in death.
These very hills of Himachal Pradesh were once known for their salubrious environment, clean air and water which attracted scores of ailing people to come and recover.
As many as 74 fresh cases of swine flu were recorded in Delhi on Wednesday, taking the total number of people affected by the disease in the city this year to 1,093.
Gujarat has the second most number of deaths (43) followed by Punjab (30), while more than 6,600 cases have been recorded in 2019.
