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First death from swine flu reported in state
Vandana Singh, Hindustan Times Ludhiana, February 05, 2014
First Published: 19:04 IST(5/2/2014) | Last Updated: 19:06 IST(5/2/2014)
A woman, in her 40s and a resident of Una in Himachal Pradesh, died of swine flu at Dayanand Medical College and Hospital here on Wednesday, making her the first victim of the disease in Punjab.
She was admitted to the hospital 10 days ago. Till now, eight cases of swine flu have been confirmed in Punjab, including two from other states.
State Integrated Disease Surveillance Project (IDSP) officer Dr Deepak Bhatia said this was the first death due to swine flu this year so far. As many as 20 tests have been conducted for swine flu till now.
Dr Bhatia said the wife of a swine flu patient from Jalandhar was also suffering from the disease and she had been admitted to DMCH, Ludhiana. He said medication of a patient's relatives was also necessary to avoid spread of this air-borne disease and all nodal officers in the districts had been asked to do so.
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Vandana Singh, Hindustan Times Ludhiana, February 05, 2014
First Published: 19:04 IST(5/2/2014) | Last Updated: 19:06 IST(5/2/2014)
A woman, in her 40s and a resident of Una in Himachal Pradesh, died of swine flu at Dayanand Medical College and Hospital here on Wednesday, making her the first victim of the disease in Punjab.
She was admitted to the hospital 10 days ago. Till now, eight cases of swine flu have been confirmed in Punjab, including two from other states.
State Integrated Disease Surveillance Project (IDSP) officer Dr Deepak Bhatia said this was the first death due to swine flu this year so far. As many as 20 tests have been conducted for swine flu till now.
Dr Bhatia said the wife of a swine flu patient from Jalandhar was also suffering from the disease and she had been admitted to DMCH, Ludhiana. He said medication of a patient's relatives was also necessary to avoid spread of this air-borne disease and all nodal officers in the districts had been asked to do so.
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