Swine flu claims two more lives, toll rises to 43 in Karnataka

[Ronan Kelly]

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Two more die of swine flu in Bangalore, toll 36
IANS 7 September 2009, 10:09am IST
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BANGALORE: Two more swine flu deaths were reported from Bangalore, taking the toll to 36 in the city and 43 in Karnataka, health officials said on
Monday. The two latest victims were women.

A 29-year-old pregnant woman succumbed to the influenza A (H1N1) virus four days ago at a private hospital. She was 20 weeks into her pregnancy.

The second victim was a 24-year-old woman, who was suffering from diabetes. She died at a private hospital on Friday.

Test results for both victims showing they had been infected by the swine flu arrived only on Sunday, a health official said here.

In order to find the exact reasons behind the large number of swine flu related deaths in the state, a group of experts under the guidance of V Ravi, head of the neuro-virology department of the National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences (NIMHANS), will conduct a clinical audit.

"The experts will study in detail each swine flu death case in the state and find out the exact causes of each death. The study will throw light whether there was a delay in admission or treatment, and look into the clinical condition, among others," T S Cheluvaraj, joint director of the health and family welfare department said.

Meanwhile, 17 more people tested positive for the influenza A (H1N1) virus in the state. Fourteen of them were in Bangalore, two in Bijapur and one in Mysore. So far, 587 people across Karnataka have tested positive for the virus.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/4980639.cms

[Ronan Kelly]

Re: ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ Swine flu claims two more lives, toll rises to 43 in Karnataka

Two more deaths related to A(H1N1)

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Bangalore: Two A(H1N1)-related deaths were reported in the city on Sunday.

With the death of the two women, one aged 24 and the other 29, the toll has risen to 41.

The State health officials have refused to divulge details of the suspected A(H1N1) victims and the names of the hospitals where they died.

However, sources said that though the two women ?died of A(H1N1)-related complications? at private hospitals on Saturday, they were able to confirm it only on Sunday.

Meanwhile, 17 more persons tested positive for the flu, taking the total number of confirmed cases in the State to 587.

Of the [17] new cases, one is from Mysore, two from Bijapur and 14 from Bangalore, the sources pointed out.

http://www.hindu.com/2009/09/07/stories/2009090758130300.htm

[Ronan Kelly]

Re: Swine flu claims two more lives, toll rises to 43 in Karnataka

The discrepancy of 2 fatalities is probably a result of the assignment of 2 deaths in Goa to Karnataka.

[Ronan Kelly]

Swine flu claims two more lives, toll rises to 43 in Karnataka
PTI 6 September 2009, 07:26pm IST

BANGALORE: With two women dying of swine flu here, the death toll in the pandemic has risen to 43 in Karnataka, even as 17 fresh positive cases were
detected in the state on Sunday.

The two, aged 24 and 29, were admitted to private hospitals here last month with bilateral pneumonia. They died of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome on September 4 and 5 respectively and the results of their throat swab tests received today confirmed them to be H1N1 positive, health department officials said.
"As in most cases, these casualties are also because of co-infection," they said, adding 17 positive cases of H1N1 were reported on Sunday. Of this, 14 were in Bangalore, two in Bijapur and one in Mysore.

Till date, 587 confirmed cases of H1N1 had been reported in the state, the officials said.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/news/city/bangalore/Swine-flu-claims-two-more-lives-toll-rises-to-43-in-Karnataka/articleshow/4978867.cms

The headline reflects the disagreement between the Hindu total (now 41) and that reported by the Times of India.