H1N1: Bangalore toll equals Pune

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Updated : 06 Sep 2009 08:40:08 AM IST

BANGALORE: Bangalore may soon have the dubious distinction of being the H1N1 capital of the country.


With swine flu claiming one more life in the city on Friday, the toll has risen to 34 thus equalling Pune, which till now had reported the highest number of cases.

A 38-year-old woman succumbed to H1N1 at Manipal Hospital on Friday. She was admitted to the hospital on August 18 with Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS), along with renal failure.

Her throat swabs were sent to NIMHANS on the same day and the report stating it to be a positive H1N1 case was received by the hospital on August 20.

She was administered Tamiflu tablets since August 20 and had completed the full course.

This is the 40th H1N1 death in the state.

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Pregnant woman succumbs to H1N1 flu

Bangalore: Sep 6 , DHNS:

A pregnant woman succumbed to the A (H1N1) influenza in the City on Sunday.

Health authorities on Sunday confirmed that the 29-year-old woman, who died earlier this week was due to A (H1N1 ) Influenza.

Deaths due to H1N1 Influenza continued unabated in the City with the disease claiming two more lives including the pregnant woman, taking the toll to 43 in the State on Sunday.

The 29-year-old woman, who was 20 weeks into pregnancy, succumbed to the Influenza four days ago in a private hospital. Her swab result tested positive for the flu on Sunday.

According to Dr Vasudeva Murthy, State Surveillance Officer, the woman had multi-systematic infection and expired due to acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). However, he said that he was unable to furnish more details without the case sheet.
The other victim, a 24-year-old woman, who was diagnosed of diabetes, expired in a private hospital on September 4. She was also confirmed positive for H1N1 after the results of her swab test came two days later on September 6.

17 cases test positive
Meanwhile, 17 more cases were tested positive for H1N1 Influenza in the State. Among these, 14 cases were identified in Bangalore, two in Bijapur and one in Mysore.
Till date, 587 have tested
positive for the Influenza in the State.

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