H1N1 Pandemic in Maharashtra Sep 2009 - April 2011; 941 confirmed fatalities

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Authorities fumble as H1N1 spreads
Snehlata Shrivastav, TNN 23 September 2009, 05:29am IST

NAGPUR: District, health, and education authorities appeared to be in confusion as H1N1virus spread further in city. With four children from
different educational institutes testing positive on Tuesday, the district authorities first ordered the schools involved closed from Wednesday to Monday. Later, they reversed the decision to be able to screen the other students in the schools and ?not to cause panic?.

However, all schools in city have been asked to remain shut on Friday and Saturday making it a four-day holiday up to Monday. The administration may, however, close down schools even before Friday if situation warrants. The four schools first ordered closed from Wednesday are Somalwar Ramdaspeth, Bhavan?s BP Vidya Mandir Shrikrishna Nagar, Delhi Public School, and University College of Law.

The decision to close primary and secondary schools comes in the wake of over 4000 children from various city schools being found with infections in a survey conducted by the state education department.

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Pregnant woman dies of suspected swine flu in Nashik
STAFF WRITER 13:43 HRS IST
Nashik, Sep 23 (PTI) A 23-year-old pregnant woman died of suspected swine flu at the city civil hospital, health authorities said today here.

Kavita Dhikale was admitted to a private hospital after she showed symptoms of H1N1 virus. She was yesterday shifted to the Nashik Civil hospital where she died last evening, Dr Asaram Bhalsingh, Civil Surgeon of Nashik Civil hospital told PTI.

Her test reports are still awaited, he said.

In protest against her death, victim's relatives man-handled policemen and ransacked hospital furnitures. A case has been registered against them.

So far, 11 suspected swine flu patients are being treated in the hospital.

Meanwhile, the district administration in north Maharashtra's Dhule has issued orders to keep all the schools closed till September 30, Dr Pramod Chapalgaonkar, Dhule Civil Surgeon said.

The order comes after 20 positive cases of H1N1, mostly school children, were detected.

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Confirmation for Khavita

Two succumb to swine flu, 264 fresh cases nationwide

STAFF WRITER 20:36 HRS IST
New Delhi, Sep 23 (PTI) Swine flu claimed two more lives, including that of a pregnant woman in Nashik, with 264 fresh cases of the disease being reported from across the country today.

One death was reported from Andhra Pradesh and the other from Nashik in Maharashtra where a 23-year-old pregnant woman died at the city civil hospital.

Kavita Dhikale was admitted to a private hospital after she showed symptoms of H1N1 virus. She was yesterday shifted to the Nashik Civil hospital where she died last evening, Dr Asaram Bhalsingh, Civil Surgeon of Nashik Civil hospital said.

In protest against her death, victim's relatives man-handled policemen and ransacked hospital furnitures. A case has been registered against them.

In AP, Butchaiah died at the Usmania hospital due to swine flu. He was a resident of Nalgonda.

Of the 264 cases reported during the day, four are imported and the rest are indigenous cases.

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112 die of swine flu in Maharashtra

STAFF WRITER 20:26 HRS IST
Mumbai, Sept 24 (PTI) A total of 112 persons have died of swine flu so far in Maharashtra, a health official said today.

Till date, 8,02,584 people have been examined for H1N1 virus and 37,601 suspected patients have been administered Tamiflu, Additional Chief Secretary (public health) Sharvaree Gokhale said.

Of the 2,975 persons who have tested positive for the influenza, 2,758 have been discharged after treatment, she said.

Altogether 380 persons, including 102 positive and 278 suspected cases, are still undergoing treatment at various hospitals in the state, she added

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One suspected swine flu death
Snehlata Shrivastav, TNN 25 September 2009, 06:40am IST
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NAGPUR: Pankaj Tiwari, a 22-year-old youth from village Warthi in Bhandara district, died of pneumonia and other medical complications like
septicaemia and respiratory and cardiac failure at the swine flu isolation ward of the Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) at 11.35pm on Wednesday. However, it is yet to be ascertained whether he was H1N1 positive, since GMCH is awaiting his reports from the National Institute of Virology (NIV), Pune.

Tiwari had been admitted to GMCH on Wednesday afternoon at 2.45pm. Before that he was being treated at the Orange City Hospital and Research Institute (OCHRI) for about two days, and at a private hospital in Bhandara for three days before being referred to GMCH. "He was brought to GMCH in an extremely critical condition and had multiple organ failure due to septicaemia. His blood and swab samples were sent to NIV this morning and his report is awaited. So it is still a suspected death," said GMCH acting dean Dr A Niswade.

GMCH doctors said that as per the history given to them Tiwari was first admitted in a private practitioner's clinic at Bhandara from last Saturday to Monday, and then shifted to another private nursing home in Nagpur, from where he was sent to OCHRI the same day.

Sources close to the Tiwari family told TOI that he also could have been a victim of the treatment by a quack doctor. Tiwari had developed complications immediately after this quack (people know him as `Raghorte compounder') from Warthi gave him an injection when he complained of cold and fever. "If the compounder was not guilty, why has he fled immediately after learning about Tiwari's death?" asked a relative. Tiwari was an activist of the Youth Congress.

Meanwhile, on Thursday evening, GMCH had nine patients admitted to the swine flu isolation ward which included four positive patients (including two children) and five suspected patients, with eight patients who tested negative having been discharged. Of the admitted patients, two women are on ventilator.
A new patient, a 65-year-old woman from Trimurti Nagar, was admitted on Thursday. She was referred to GMCH by the Lata Mangeshkar Hospital and put on ventilator. A 20-year-old woman from Betul also continued to be on ventilator and her condition remained serious.

An admitted patient, a 61-year-old woman from Wadhamna on Amravati Road, also tested positive as per the latest NIV reports received on Thursday.

Sources also said that a team from the state medical education and drugs department will be in the city on Friday to inspect facilities at isolation wards set up in fifteen private hospitals before allowing them to start admitting suspected patients.

A government release on Thursday evening also said that a third medical shop, Vinod Medical and General Stores at Medical Square, has now been authorised to stock Oseltamivir, the drug used to treat swine flu.

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60-year-old dies at Sassoon
TNN 27 September 2009, 06:23am IST

PUNE: A 60-year-old woman from Tathawade village in Pune district died at the Sassoon hospital, 11 others tested positive for the H1N1 virus on
Friday.
The woman, who was admitted to the Sassoon hospital on September 25, died at 6.45 am on Saturday. "Her throat swab sample has been sent for testing to the National Institute of Virology (NIV). The report is awaited," said Ashok Mehta, joint director of the state health services. While the throat swab report of the 81-year-old man who died at the YCM hospital in Pimpri on Friday, has tested negative, added Mehta.

Meanwhile, around nine critical patients are presently being treated at the isolation ICUs of various private and government hospitals. "All of them are on ventilator," Mehta added.

As many as 11 people tested positive for the H1N1 influenza in the city on Friday. "A total number of 585 suspected patients are being administered Tamiflu tablets, while around 22, 258 have been given the tablets so far," said Ashok Mehta, joint director of the state health service. Around 11,331 people were screened across the district, adding that 53 were discharged on Saturday.

Meanwhile, the PMC has declared holiday to all the screening centres on Monday for Dassera. However, Naidu Hospital will remain open. All the 53 screening centres in PMC limits will start working from Tuesday.

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11 test positive for H1N1
TNN 28 September 2009, 03:30am IST


PUNE: As many as 11 people tested positive for the H1N1 influenza on Sunday.


With this, the total number of positive cases reported across the district has reached 1,225. Meanwhile, the 60-year-old woman from Tathawade village in Pune district who died in the Sassoon hospital on Friday, tested negative on Sunday, said Ashok Mehta, joint director of the state health services.

"Total 526 suspected patients are on Tamiflu while approximately 22,784 have been given tablets so far," said Mehta. Around 6,081 people were screened across the district and 84 were discharged on Sunday.

Fifteen patients are presently being treated at the isolation ICUs of various private and government run hospitals. Of which, five are on ventilator, said Mehta. "The Sassoon hospital has seven patients in isolation ICUs, of which two are on ventilator. While there are seven patients admitted in isolation ICUs of private hospitals, of which three are on ventilator," said Mehta.

Meanwhile, the PMC has declared holiday to all the screening centres on Monday on the occasion of Dussehra. However, Naidu Hospital will remain open. All the 53 screening centres in PMC limits will start working from Tuesday. Around 4.78 lakh people have been screened across the district so far.

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Woman succumbs to swine flu; toll rises to 15 in Nashik
STAFF WRITER 14:28 HRS IST
Nashik, Sep 28 (PTI) A 29-year-old woman died of swine flu at the civil hospital here, taking the toll in the viral infection in the district to 15, health authorities said today.

Archana Shinde was admitted to the Nashik Civil Hospital on Friday after she showed symptoms of the viral infection, they said, adding her medical reports tested positive for the virus.

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Five more succumb to swine flu, 178 fresh cases
STAFF WRITER 19:55 HRS IST
New Delhi, Sep 29 (PTI) Five more persons succumbed to swine flu while 178 fresh cases of the disease were reported from across the country today.

With today's cases, the total number of those dead due to swine flu has reached 308 while those affected have crossed 10,000, according to the Union Health ministry.

Delhi reported the highest 56 cases followed by Maharashtra 43, Tamil Nadu 27 and Assam 16.

Of the 178 cases reported during the day, three are imported cases and the rest are indigenous.

The five deaths reported are from from Delhi (1), Maharashtra (2), Haryana (1) and Andhra Pradesh (1).

Of the two dead in Maharashtra, one was Madhav Mandlik who died in Nashik.

According to civil surgeon Dr Asaram Bhalsingh, Mandlik was admitted to the Nashik Civil hospital four days back after he showed symptoms of the virus, they said, adding he later tested positive for the viral infection.

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Suspected cases from Nagpur;

40-yr-old with H1N1 symptoms dies
Snehlata Shrivastav, TNN 30 September 2009, 06:00am IST


NAGPUR: A 40 year old man, suffering from acute respiratory distress and pneumonia, died at the Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) on
Tuesday morning at 9.15 am. Though the patient, resident of Wadi, had symptoms of swine flu, it could not be ascertained if he died of H1N1 as his blood and swab samples were sent to the National Institute of Virology (NIV) on Tuesday morning and reports are expected only by Wednesday evening.

Meanwhile, of the two suspected deaths on September 23 and 25, one patient Manish Kantode tested negative for the H1N1 virus while the report of other patient Pankaj Tiwari from Warthi village in Bhandara is still awaited.

"The patient who died on Tuesday morning had taken treatment with two other city based private doctors, Dr Jambhulkar and Dr Damke, before being referred to GMCH on OPD basis. He was admitted to GMCH on September 27 night at 10 pm," said GMCH dean Dr Deepti Dongaonkar.

GMCH received seven reports on Tuesday and all of them turned out to be negative. Two positive children, who were undergoing treatment for past few days, were discharged after complete recovery. Till Tuesday evening only two patients were admitted to the swine flu isolation ward and of these the condition of a 60-year-old patient from Saunsar is critical. "The patient is not on ventilator but his condition is bad," said professor and head, medicine Dr Bansod.

Of the 10 private hospitals, who had offered to start special swine flu isolation ward, to reduce the load of suspected swine flu patients at GMCH, two hospitals namely Care Hospital and Suretech hospital withdrew their support. Other hospitals who continue to extend their support include Wockhardt, Hope, Kunal, Get Well, KRIMS, OCHRI and the Chandak hospitals which were inspected by a team of GMCH doctors to give them a formal go ahead. The team has sent it's inspection report to the directorate of medical education and research (DMER), Mumbai which will finalise the list of hospitals.

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Dead patient tests positive for swine flu
Avani Deshpande, TNN 1 October 2009, 02:37am IST


NAGPUR: The 40-year-old man who died on Tuesday has tested positive for swine flu, taking the death toll in the city to four. Rakesh Upadhyay, a
resident of Dattawadi, had been admitted to the Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) after complaining of acute respiratory distress and pneumonia on September 27 night. He died on Tuesday at 9.15am.

GMCH dean Dr Dipti Dongaonkar said Upadhyay had been treated by two private doctors before being referred to GMCH. The GMCH received three reports on Wednesday of which one was positive while two were negative. Two patients admitted in the isolation ward yesterday were still there while two new patients were admitted today. A 41-year-old man has also been admitted to the ICU in a serious condition and he has been put on ventilator. A 60-year-old man from Saunsar who was critical yesterday is still on ventilator.

Meanwhile, GMCH has placed an order for purchase of ventilators, as they need upgradation. Dr Arun Humne said that there are six ventilators at present, of which three are used for swine flu. "We have ordered three more, which should reach us by Diwali," Dr Dongaonkar added.

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Man with flu like symptoms dies
Avani Deshpande2 October 2009, 03:37am IST

NAGPUR: With yet another death, the suspected death toll due to swine flu gave another jolt to the belief that its spread has been contained.
51-year-old Anant Jambhulkar, who was admitted in the Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) at 10.40 pm on Wednesday, breathed his last at 2.15 pm on Thursday.
He was admitted to the isolation ward with complaints of severe chest problem and breathlessness. "Jambhulkar was taken to several hospitals including any Ayurvedic hospital, Central Government Health dispensary and also the Chest Care Hospital before being admitted to GMCH. He was diagnosed with pulmonary tuberculosis along with other flu symptoms," informed dean GMCH Dr Deepti Dongaonkar.

His swab had been taken and sent to the National Institute of Virology (NIV), Pune and the report is awaited. Apart from this, three more patients, including a 20 year-old girl from Gandhinagar who is a student of LAD College, were admitted to the isolation ward on Thursday. Their samples will be sent to the NIV soon, she added. The condition of the patient, who was on ventilator on Wednesday, is said to be stable. "This is fourth case in which the condition of patient has improved after being put on ventilator," Dr Dongaonkar pointed out.

Another three patients were screened at Indira Gandhi Government Medical College and Hospital (IGGMC). However, their swabs will not be sent to NIV as per the new policy making testing mandatory only for admitted patients.

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Swine flu toll in Maha 145
STAFF WRITER 20:22 HRS IST
Mumbai, Oct 5 (PTI) A total of 145 people have died of swine flu so far in Maharashtra, a health official said today.

Till date, 9,18,035 people have been examined for the virus and 44,952 suspected patients administered Tamiflu.

The number of persons who tested positive for the H1N1 influenza is 3,534 of which 3,270 have been treated and discharged.

Altogether 345 people, including 121 positive and 224 suspected cases, are still being treated in various hospitals in the state, the official said.

Isolation wards have been set up at 101 places and screening centres at 607 places in the state.

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Karad resident dies of suspected H1N1 flu
Atul Deshpande , TNN 6 October 2009, 05:14am IST


SATARA: Twenty-six-year-old Shridhar Gulab Sutar of Chikhali Masur village in Karad taluka died of suspected H1N1 flu at the Krantisinh Nana Patil
government hospital in Satara on Sunday evening. Also, four more suspected H1N1 patients have been admitted to the hospital.

Speaking to TOI, Padmakar Kadam, head of the quarantine ward at the hospital, said, "Sutar worked with a company in Talegaon near Pune and had come to the village to celebrate the festival of Dussehra. He developed cold, fever and cough about five days ago and was admitted to a private hospital in Masur. When his condition did not improve, he was sent for an X-ray in Karad where doctors noticed that his symptoms were similar to H1N1 flu and sent him to the government hospital".

Kadam said Sutar was in a serious condition when he was brought to the hospital. "His nasal and throat swab samples were sent to the National Institute of Virology, Pune, but he died on Sunday before his test reports could come in," Kadam said. Sutar leaves behind his mother, wife and a 10-day-old baby.

District civil surgeon Suresh Jagdale said four suspected H1N1 patients were admitted to the government hospital. "These include a 19-year-old man from Karanje in Satara, a 30-year-old from Kirwal village in Karad, a 36-year-old woman from Kole-Macchindra village of Walva taluka and a four-and-a-half-year-old girl from Koregaon taluka. Their swab samples have been sent to the NIV," he said.

Meanwhile, two H1N1-positive patients from Phaltan have been sent to Pune for treatment. A 35-year-old teacher and a 48-year-old fruit seller have tested positive for H1N1. The fruit seller had visited Pune 10 days ago and fell ill after his return. He was sent to the Sassoon hospital where his swab reports came positive. All the eight family members of the fruit seller were being given Tamiflu tablets and were under observation.

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Swine flu toll in Maha reaches 147
STAFF WRITER 21:0 HRS IST
Mumbai, Oct 6 (PTI) A 28-year-old man today succumbed to swine flu in Maharashtra, taking the death toll due to the deadly virus to 147 in the state.

Irshad Abbas Shaikh died of H1N1 virus at Mission Hospital in Miraj, Dean of Sangli Government Hospital Dr Shekhar Rajderkar said.

Shaikh was put on ventilator and administered tamiflu but his condition deteriorated and he died at 12.30 pm today, he said.

Till date, 9,34,740 people have been examined for swine flu with 45,820 suspected patients being administered tamiflu.

The number of persons who tested positive for the H1N1 influenza is 3,578 of which 3,305 have been treated and discharged.


Altogether 322 persons, including 126 positive and 196 suspected cases, are still being treated at various hospitals in the state, the official said.

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