Delhi Influenza 2017; 55 fatalities

[Ronan Kelly]

Five more patients test positive for virus: Four confirmed swine flu deaths in capital this year
Doctors, however, said the cause of deaths cannot be solely attributed to the H1N1 or swine flu virus.

Written by Kaunain Sheriff M | New Delhi | Published:May 16, 2017 2:30 am

AT LEAST four people admitted to a Delhi hospital and tested positive for swine flu have died in the capital this year, hospital officials have told The Indian Express. These would be the first swine flu deaths reported in Delhi this year. Five more patients have tested positive for swine flu and are presently in hospital, officials added.
Doctors, however, said the cause of deaths cannot be solely attributed to the H1N1 or swine flu virus.
According to officials, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital has reported four deaths this year. One of the deceased is a 35-year-old Delhi resident, who died on April 17. Doctors said he did not have “any existing comorbid condition”. “He was young and did not have a history of any other serious disease. But it is known that the infection can start inflammation inside the body and pose a serious problem. In this particular case, there could be a possibility that the H1N1 virus was the main reason behind the cause of death,” said Dr Atul Kakar, senior consultant, department of medicine, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital.
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The other three deceased are two men aged 62 and 58, and a woman of 65. Two of them died in February, while one died on April 24. Sources said these patients had a history of lung and kidney diseases, besides testing positive for swine flu. “Clearly these three deaths are due to the presence of comorbid conditions. With increasing age, liver enzymes that are on a higher side, and with comorbid conditions, it increases the risk of death,” said Gogia.
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http://indianexpress.com/article/cit...-year-4657510/

[Ronan Kelly]

Hapur woman swine flu death, many suspects found in Delhi-NCR
Publish Date: Sat, 08 Jul 2017 01:50 PM (IST) | Updated Date: Sat, 08 Jul 2017 02:12 PM (IST)

Hapur woman swine flu death, many suspects found in Delhi-NCRHapur woman swine flu death, many suspects found in Delhi-NCRIt is being told that the woman, who was admitted to the Delhi hospital, was undergoing treatment for a long time, where she died during treatment.
New Delhi (JnN). The rainy season is not over yet and the cold is several months away, even though its swine flu has knocked at Delhi-NCR. In the latest case, Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital of Delhi, Hapur, Sunita (40), the woman of Hapur has died.
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http://www.jagran.com/delhi/new-delhi-city-ncr-women-dies-due-to-swine-flu-in-delhi-and-ncr-16328977.html

[Ronan Kelly]

This season's first death from swine flu in AIIMS Delhi

New Delhi, 28 July 2017, updated 13:52 IST
Swine flu has been the first death of this season in the country's largest hospital, AIIMS (Delhi). It is being told that the person who died in AIIMS was from Faridabad and was kept on the ventilator. So far 21 cases of swine flu have been found positive in AIIMS this year, whereas in July alone 7 cases have been reported.
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http://aajtak.intoday.in/story/first-death-reported-from-swine-flu-in-aiims-delhi-1-943690.html

[tetano]

Deadly swine flu claims more victims as the virus takes on alarming proportions in Delhi

It is double trouble for Delhi-ites. While the Delhi and central governments were getting ready to tackle vector-borne diseases in the city during the monsoon, the deadly swine flu virus has been taking on alarming proportions, claiming five lives and infecting dozens.
A 25-year-old patient at Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital and another at the All Institute of Medical Sciences have become the latest victims of the H1N1 virus.
A doctor at RML said: 'Naveen, 25, was admitted last week to the swine flu ward for treatment. He died on July 21 last week. Earlier in April, we reported the death of 65-year-old Jairaj Singh from Shakarpur due to influenza virus.'

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/indiahome...#ixzz4oIR4llmo

[Ronan Kelly]

3 deaths due to swine flu take toll in capital to 7

TNN | Updated: Aug 2, 2017, 12:29 AM IST
New Delhi: Three patients have died due to swine flu at Ram Manohar Lohia (RML) hospital in the past month, official have said. With this, a total of seven people have died in the capital due to the viral infection.
"We have enough stock of medicines to treat swine flu. Some hospitals, including RML, also have created isolation ward for critically-ill patients," said an official.
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http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/3-deaths-due-to-swine-flu-take-toll-in-capital-to-7/articleshow/59870802.cms

[tetano]

Four dead due to swine flu in RML hospital, AIIMS in July

New Delhi: Three persons, including a woman, have died at the Ram Manohar Lohia hospital last month reportedly due to swine flu, while one other succumbed to the H1N1 virus at the AIIMS here, officials said.
The deceased at the RML hospital have been identified as 45-year-old Zaibun Nisha, from Delhi, Navin (25) from Uttar Pradesh and Pramod (39) from Bihar, they said.
The trio was admitted to the swine flu ward for treatment, a hospital official, who did not wish to be named, said.


Besides, a native of Faridabad in Haryana succumbed to the deadly virus at the AIIMS last month.
The patient died at the respiratory ward while undergoing treatment for swine flu, AIIMS director Randeep Guleria said.
"We had put him on chemotherapy as his condition was very bad. He died of lung failure," he said.
According to official figures four deaths and 241 cases of H1N1 infections have been reported in the city till July 9 this year.

http://zeenews.india.com/delhi/four-dead-due-to-swine-flu-in-rml-hospital-aiims-in-july-2029223.html?pfrom=article-more-from-zee

[tetano]

Two women from Jhapa die of swine flu in India

2 August, Surunga (Jhapa): Two women from Jhapa district succumbed to swine flu during their treatment at the same hospital in India in the last two weeks. Anita Devi Mittal of Birtamode-4 and Manisha Agrawal of Biratmode-1 died of respiratory related infection at the Apollo Hospital at Indian capital of New Delhi, according to their family sources. Anita and Manisha, who had complained of respiratory related complications, were admitted to health facilities in bordering town Siliguri and were later referred to Apollo Hospital where they breathed their last, said Anita?s spouse Raju Mittal. Anita died on July 16 while Manisha on July 30, according to Raju.

http://nepaliheadlines.com/two-women-jhapa-die-swine-flu-india/

[Ronan Kelly]

Swine Flu Claims 13 Lives In New Delhi, As Per The Data Of RML Hospital

By Tennews1 On Aug 3, 2017

ASHISH TIWARI (PHOTO/VIDEO SAURABH SHRIVASTAVA) TENNEWS DELHI



Over a dozen more swine flu patients have lost their lives in New Delhi, most number of died patients were in the month of June, told Dr. R. N. Sood, RML hospital on Thursday.

He stated that, total 13 patients have died after diagnosed with H1N1 positive and around 90 patients are suspected with the virus, which are admitted in the hospital.
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http://tennews.in/swine-flu-claims-1...-rml-hospital/

Comment: Official government reports report a much lower number of confirmed fatalities. This is true not only for H1N1, but also Dengue, Chikungunya etc. There have been at least 2 deaths at AIIMS reported in the media, this would increase the number of fatalities in Delhi, conservatively, to 15. Some of these patients have come from Nepal, others from Uttar Pradesh and other surrounding states.- Ro

[tetano]

Capital sees 166 new cases of swine flu

As many as 166 fresh cases of swine flu have been reported from Delhi taking the total number of confirmed cases of the virus to 517. The figures are till July 30. The deadly virus has claimed a total of four lives as per the official data provided by the Union Health Ministry.
The death toll due to H1N1 virus has reached around 736 across the country with over 15,121 cases of the viral infection.
In 2016, the capital had reported 193 cases of H1N1 virus till this time of the year. Symptoms include fever, cough, nasal secretion, fatigue, headache, bodyache and sore throat. Frequent hand-washing and avoiding crowded places are among the precautions one should take to avoid catching the infection.
"We have admitted 105 patients who came with the symptoms of swine flu till now. The hospital has witnessed 25 suspected death due to the deadly virus," said a senior doctor from Ram Manohar Lohia (RML) hospital.

http://www.dnaindia.com/delhi/report...ne-flu-2523461

[tetano]

Delhi's central govt hospitals report 47 swine flu deaths this

New Delhi, Aug 22 Swine flu has claimed 47 lives, including 22 from Delhi, in the four central government hospitals of the national capital till date this year, officials said.
These figures however, contradict, Delhi government's data, compiled from all hospitals, including the four central government hospitals, in the city, which puts the toll due to the H1N1 virus in the city at five, of which two are from Delhi.
The Ram Manohar Lohia (RML), AIIMS and Safdarjung hospitals accounted for 95, 45 and 27 positive cases of H1N1 influenza respectively till date this year, of which 45 people have died.
Besides these, the centre-run Lady Hardinge Hospital reported 30 confirmed cases of swine flu and two deaths between July 1 and August 16, a senior doctor said.
According to RML hospital authorities, of the 22 people who died due to H1N1 virus, 13 were from Delhi while seven were from Uttar Pradesh and two from Haryana.
A total of 195 people, including 117 from the national capital, were admitted to RML hospital with swine flu symptoms, out of which 95 tested positive, an official said.
The AIIMS recorded 45 positive swine flu cases, out of which 12 people died, including four from Delhi, a senior official at the hospital said.
The Safdarjung hospital saw 27 cases positive cases and recorded 11 deaths, of which five were from Delhi, a senior official of the hospital said.
However, as per Delhi government's latest data, the total number of deaths due to swine flu this year stands at five which includes two from Delhi.
According to the data, the city has recorded 1,556 cases of swine flu. All the hospitals in the national capital, including the four central government hospitals notify the swine flu case figures and deaths to the Delhi government.
Asked about the central government hospitals in Delhi reporting several deaths due to swine flu, a senior health department official of the Delhi government said, "We have not received these figures from the hospitals. As soon as they send the data we will revise our list."

https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/delhis-central-govt-hospitals-report-47-swine-flu-deaths-this/1129494

[tetano]

Delhi: Swine flu death toll higher than reported

Just five hospitals in the city have witnessed at least 43 deaths. Vulnerable groups include pregnant women, children under five, the over-65s and those with serious medical conditions.

The Capital is being swept by a deadly swine flu wave that has left hundreds ill and claimed dozens of lives. While the government has reports of 2,177 cases with five deaths over the past two months, MAIL TODAY confirmed from top hospitals in the city that the toll is multiple times higher.
In 2009-10, the H1N1 swine flu pandemic spread from central Mexico to 74 other countries including India, killing an estimated 2,84,000 people, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The respiratory illness originated in pigs, but is now a human disease spread by coughing and sneezing. Symptoms are similar to those produced by standard, seasonal flu - fever, cough, sore throat, body aches and chills.
Vulnerable groups include pregnant women, children under five, the over-65s and those with serious medical conditions. Just five hospitals in the city have witnessed at least 43 deaths.
'ALARMING PROPORTIONS'
At Delhi's AIIMS, a senior doctor said about 40 confirmed cases of swine flu have been recorded with at least 11 patients dying of the disease in the last two months.
"This year, we are witnessing the H1N1 cases in alarming proportions in Delhi. Our hospital has at least 200 positive cases of swine flu and 13 people died due to the disease," Dr AK Gadpayle, director of RML Hospital, told Mail Today. "In fact, four paediatric patients who are in the ICU have been diagnosed. We have dedicated ICU beds and a large amount of drugs, syrups, vaccines and masks to deal with the disease."
Swine flu is more aggressive this year even as vector-borne diseases such as dengue, malaria and chikungunya are also stalking the city, Dr Gadpayle added, asking residents to stay cautious.
MICHIGAN STRAIN
According to medical researchers, the H1N1 virus in circulation this year is of the Michigan strain. Previously, Delhi was hit by the California strain. Sir Ganga Ram Hospital confirmed three swine flu deaths and 233 positive cases. Neighbouring, BLK Super Speciality Hospital also reported three H1N1 deaths this monsoon.
"We were of the view that cases will decrease, but in the past two weeks a lot of patients have been being diagnosed with influenza A (H1N1) virus. Three patients died. It is the first time that we are treating swine flu cases in monsoon at such a large scale," said Dr RK Singal, head of internal medicine at BLK hospital.
"One of the major reasons is erratic rains and intense humidity in the city. People should avoid crowded places and maintain good hand hygiene."
The crippling outbreak in 2009-2010 affected around 50,000 people in the country and claimed the lives of more than 2,700.
"The actual number of deaths is much higher than the official figure of five. Cases are underreported," said a doctor at a private facility. Dr AK Rai, director of the government-run Safdarjung Hospital, informed this reporter of 33 confirmed cases of swine flu and 13 patient deaths.

http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/delhi-swine-flu-h1n1-respiratory-illness-aiims-rml-hospital-ganga-ram-hospital/1/1039647.html

[tetano]

Swine flu claims 15 lives in Delhi

NEW DELHI: The death toll due to swine flu at Safdarjung Hospital touched 15, with the death of two more patients. Sources said a 24-year-old man from Muzaffarpur and a 62-year-old woman from Aligarh succumbed to the disease recently.


"Both were referred cases. Our doctors tried their best to save the two patients but due to severe complications the patients could not be saved," said an official.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/swine-flu-claims-15-lives-in-delhi/articleshow/60416614.cms

[Ronan Kelly]

More than 50 patients die from dengue in Delhi
Written byPayal ChauhanPosted on September 16, 2017

Dengue infection this year has increased more than earlier. Only this month in AIIMS, 306 cases of dengue have been reported so far. Most patients suffering from Dengue for treatment in AIIMS are from Delhi-NCR.

Another case of death of three patients has also been reported from AIIMS in this month with another swine flu. These three patients were also living in Delhi NCR.

According to AIIMS, 50 cases of swine flu have been reported in September. Of these 9 patients were admitted. Of which 3 patients died.

2596 cases of swine flu have been reported this year in Delhi. Apart from this, the death of six patients has been confirmed so far from swine flu in official statistics.

However, more than 50 patients have died in different hospitals. Apart from this, 1730 cases of dengue have been reported so far this year in Delhi. Out of which 829 patients are from Delhi and 901 patients living outside.

http://www.wefornewshindi.com/more-than-50-patients-die-from-dengue-in-delhi/

[Ronan Kelly]

Swine flu: Death troll rises to 17 in Delhi

Statesman News Service | New Delhi
September 20, 2017 | 5:54 am Swine flu: Death troll rises to 17 in Delhi


With two more deaths reported at Safdarjung hospital due to swine flu the death toll raised to 17. According to an official of the hospital one patient was of 60-years-old from Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh and while other was of 30-years-old from Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh.
Total 413 cases were reported among which 303 were of Delhi.
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http://www.thestatesman.com/cities/swine-flu-death-troll-rises-17-delhi-1502495383.html

Comment: Delhi has seen at least 53 A/H1N1 deaths this year of whom 22 were from Delhi and 29 from surrounding states (others undetermined) according to statistics provided by hospitals in the city. On the other hand, 2,755 cases & 6 deaths are acknowledged officially. - Ro

[tetano]

Reporting mismatch: Six swine flu deaths in Delhi but 31 alone in a single hospital

single government hospital in Delhi has reported more deaths due to swine flu than the total number of deaths reported from the state, according to the data released by the Centre. Dr Ram Manohar Lohia hospital had reported 31 deaths due to influenza A (H1N1), commonly known as swine flu, till September 18. However, a total of six deaths have been reported from entire Delhi, according to data till September 17 released by the Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme (IDSP).
According to the data from RML hospital, there have been 305 admissions due to swine flu till September 18. In the same period, Safdarjung hospital has recorded 45 cases and 17 deaths, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) has recorded 55 cases and three deaths and Delhi government?s Lok Nayak hospital has had 19 cases and one death due to H1N1.
This means, just four hospitals in the city have a death toll of 52 due to swine flu.

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This year, there has been a jump in the number of swine flu cases across the country. A total of 34,009 cases and 1,714 deaths due to H1N1 have been reported till September 17 this year. Maharashtra is the worst hit state with 5,191 cases and 568 deaths, followed by Gujarat with 6,994 cases and 413 deaths.

http://www.hindustantimes.com/delhi-news/reporting-mismatch-six-swine-flu-deaths-in-delhi-but-31-alone-in-a-single-hospital/story-7WytNIqAnSkzperFhFsXzK.html