Tamil Nadu influenza 2018, 70 fatalities

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Swine flu strikes Tiruchy after a year as 51-year-old woman dies in hospital


TIRUCHY: Swine flu has again showed up in the city after nearly a year as a 51-year-old woman died of H1N1 viral infection despite treatment in a private hospital, on Thursday. According to sources,
K Umayavalli, a resident of Karumandapam, was admitted to a private hospital in Tiruchy after her health started suddenly deteriorating. As there was no improvement in her condition, medical tests were conducted. The test reports revealed she was affected by the H1N1 virus. Later, she was taken to another private hospital for further treatment. However, she succumbed to the infection.

http://www.newindianexpress.com/stat...l-1771161.html

[Ronan Kelly]

Seasonal flu cases on upward swing in Tamil Nadu
DECCAN CHRONICLE. | SHWETA TRIPATHI
Published Apr 27, 2018, 1:38 am ISTUpdated Apr 27, 2018, 4:11 am IST

Twenty-five new cases and one death has been reported in last two months, while a large number of patients required intensive care due to the disease.

Chennai: The predictions of flu-trackers indicating a high incidence of seasonal flu in Tamil Nadu are coming true as the state is witnessing an increase in the number of cases.

Tamil Nadu has witnessed more than 65 cases and two deaths up to April 24 this year as per the recent data released by the Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme of National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC).
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https://deccanchronicle.com/lifestyle/health-and-wellbeing/270418/seasonal-flu-cases-on-upward-swing-in-tamil-nadu.html

[Ronan Kelly]

Swine flu breaks out again in Tamilnadu
Naomi N May 2, 2018 0
Chennai: Cases of Swine flu are once again making the rounds in the State, but top officials have said that public need not worry about the communicable disease.

According to data from Union Health Ministry, 65 cases and two deaths have been recorded already. However, officials have asked people not to panic as several precautionary measures have been laid out.
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https://www.newstodaynet.com/index.php/2018/05/02/swine-flu-breaks-out-again-in-tamilnadu/

[Ronan Kelly]

3rd fatality added the week ending Aug 28.

https://flutrackers.com/forum/forum/india/seasonal-flu-2009-2014-including-h1n1-pandemic-2009-ai/788323-india-influenza-2018-334-fatalities?p=798552#post798552

114 cases 3 fatal reported to Sep 23.

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4th fatality;

Swine flu claims life of 42-year-old Vellore man
Published: Oct 01,201804:03 AM

Coimbatore: Jamaluddin, 42, succumbed to flu without responding to the treatment at a private hospital in Erode district, on Saturday night. Police said, few days ago Jamaluddin, underwent a heart operation in the private hospital in Erode district and recently he developed a respiratory problem.

?Two days ago, as he developed severe breathlessness, his family members again brought him to the same hospital, in Erode district for an examination. They believed he would have developed complications in the heart. A diagnosis of blood and urine samples revealed that Jamaluddin was affected by swine flu,? police said.
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https://www.dtnext.in/News/TamilNadu/2018/10/01040321/1090513/Swine-flu-claims-life-of-42yearold-Vellore-man.vpf

[Ronan Kelly]

TAMIL NADU
Two from Nilgiris die of swine flu
Rohan Premkumar UDHAGAMANDALAM, OCTOBER 02, 2018 00:52 IST
UPDATED: OCTOBER 02, 2018 00:52 IST

Both had travelled recently, say officials
Two persons from the Nilgiris have died of swine flu in the past 10 days.

On Monday, Abdul Rahman, 43, a deputy tahsildar working with the Nilgiris district administration, died at the Coimbatore Medical College and Hospital (CMCH) after contracting the H1N1 virus.

Speaking to The Hindu, Dr. S. Porkudi, Deputy Director of Health Services, Nilgiris district, said that 10 days ago, a 60-year-old woman from Melur in Coonoor died from congestive cardiac failure. ?After running tests, it became clear that she had contracted swine flu,? Dr. Porkudi said.
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https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/two-from-nilgiris-die-of-swine-flu/article25100405.ece

Raising the toll to 5 - Ro

[Ronan Kelly]

99 cases , 6 fatal reported to Oct 7

https://flutrackers.com/forum/forum/india/seasonal-flu-2009-2014-including-h1n1-pandemic-2009-ai/788323-india-influenza-2018-509-fatalities?p=800583#post800583

Death of a 46 yo man in Palani reported Oct 16

http://www.uniindia.com/man-dies-of-swine-flu-in-south-tn/states/news/1380193.html

Raising the toll to at least 7. - Ro

[tetano]

Three Tamil Nadu women die of H1N1 infection

Health department sources said it was a confirmed case of H1N1 infection. However, the woman had other complications, including diabetes and viral ...

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/madurai/madurai-woman-dies-of-h1n1-infection/articleshow/66305061.cms

[Ronan Kelly]

Raising the toll to at least 10 - Ro

Two die of swine flu in Tamil Nadu's Madurai; six more hospitalised

Published: 22nd October 2018 02:57 AM | Last Updated: 22nd October 2018 08:33 AM | A+A A-

MADURAI / NAGERCOIL: Two women died while six others were admitted with symptoms of swine flu. Meenakshi, a middle-aged woman who had tested positive for Swine Flu (H1N1), succumbed to the infection on Friday, while Veerammal (70), who was being treated at the special ward in Madurai Government Rajaji Hospital (GRH), died on Saturday night.

Confirming the deaths, the dean of Madurai Medical College, D Maruthupandian, said Veerammal was treated in the special ward but that she had tested negative for H1N1.

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A 60-year-old retired professor from Ramanpudhur here, who was tested positive for swine flu and had been receiving treatment at Kanniyakumari Government Medical College Hospital in Asaripallam for over a week, succumbed during the evening hours of Sunday.
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A 28-year-old woman, who was nine months pregnant, died of swine flu (H1N1) at the Jipmer hospital here on Sunday.
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[Ronan Kelly]

So far 5 people have died of swine flu in Tamil Nadu and 11 people have died due to swine flu

Registration: October 22, 2018 12:39 PM
Chennai,

The seven-year-old twins, Thaksan and Thikka, were admitted to the Dengue fever in Sullivakumar-Gajalakshmi couple of Santoshnagar area in Madavaram at Ezhumpur Government Hospital in Chennai. Last week, they suffered a stroke and died due to the lack of treatment.


Similarly, Salem Government Hospital has been treated with swine flu symptoms for 2 persons. 2 people died in swine flu in Madurai state hospital In Nagercoil, a retired teacher died of swine flu.


In this regard, the Tamil Nadu Health Secretary Secretary Radhakrishnan told the media today in Ezhumpur that the fever should be treated. In the state of Tamil Nadu this year, there have been five deaths due to dengue and 11 deaths due to swine flu.

840 people who have been given fake medicine have been caught. He said that private doctors would be advised on how to deal with the dengue fever.

https://www.dailythanthi.com/News/State/2018/10/22123949/5-died-of-dengue-11-of-swine-flu-in-Tamil-Nadu.vpf

[tetano]

Three die of swine flu in State, U.T.

Two women who died in the Government Rajaji Hospital (GRH) in Madurai in the past three days had tested positive for swine flu.
At least four persons who have tested positive for swine flu and two more with symptoms of the disease are presently undergoing treatment at an isolation ward in the hospital.
While officials have confirmed that the death of Meenakshi, 40, of Pykara, was due to H1N1 infection, they said the other patient, R. Veerammal, 70, of Karumbalai, who died on Saturday night, had tested negative for the virus.

https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/three-die-of-swine-flu-in-state-ut/article25291167.ece

[tetano]

Two suspected swine flu deaths in Karaikudi

Sivaganga: Two men succumbed to suspected swine flu at a private hospital in Karaikudi in Sivaganga on Tuesday. Manoharan, 45, of Ramanathapuram district was admitted to the private hospital with high fever and breathing problems on Tuesday morning However, he succumbed in the evening. Augustine Rathinam, 70, of Karaikudi who was admitted to the hospital on Sunday also succumbed on Tuesday.

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/madurai/two-suspected-swine-flu-deaths-in-karaikudi/articleshow/66339217.cms

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Man dies of swine flu in Tiruchy, viral flu cases on rise

TIRUCHY: In the first swine flu death in the district this year, a 46-year-old man from Thanjavur district died in a hospital here on Tuesday. Nazrudeen from Kumbakonam was admitted to a local hospital with a severe fever last week and shifted to the Tiruchy hospital on Monday as his condition worsened and he showed symptoms of swine flu. ?Though the patient was diagnosed with the H1N1 infection at an early stage, his life couldn?t be saved. He was first treated in a private hospital in Kumbakonam and later referred to a private hospital in Tiruchy,? said Dr Subramani, deputy director of health services.

http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2018/oct/24/man-dies-of-swine-flu-in-tiruchy-viral-flu-cases-on-rise-1889364.html

[Ronan Kelly]

Swine flu claims labourer, Class 11 student
Published: Oct 25,201804:26 AM

A 42-year-old construction labourer from Pollachi died of swine flu, while mysterious fever claimed the life of a Class 11 student in Krishnagiri district.

Coimbatore: Mahendran from Somandurai Sithur, in Pollachi, was down with severe fever for the past ten days. He thought it to be a normal cold and abstained from taking any treatment. However, his condition worsened critically and was taken to Pollachi Government Hospital by family members.
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In another instance, a 16-year-old girl from Sidhandapuram, in Denkanikottai, in Krishnagiri district, died of mysterious fever, on Wednesday. Saranya, daughter of Vediappan was studying in Class 11 at Anjetty Government Higher Secondary School was suffering from severe cold and fever for the past one week.
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https://www.dtnext.in/News/TamilNadu/2018/10/25042618/1093219/Swine-flu-claims-labourer-Class-11-student.vpf

[Ronan Kelly]

Even a pregnant woman died of swine flu

A pregnant woman died in a swine flu in Kumari. Even the child who took the surgery also suffered sympathy.
Registration: October 28, 2018 06:00 AM


Swine flu has been increasing day by day in the district of Padmanabharam, Kumari district. More than 25 people suffer from swine flu. Of these, 14 persons are being treated at Asarapallam Government Medical College. In the Kumari district, Tiruja Pride, aged 60, died of a swine flu in Nagercoil. In this condition, one more has died of swine fever. Its details are as follows: -

Please visit his wife, Sukanya, who Vino near belonged paruttikattuvilai portion (30), currently 7 months pregnant. Sukanya, who was a nurse at a private hospital in Nagercoil, went to her mother's home in Kanyakumari Orchid area for pregnancy.

He was suffering from fever and joined a private hospital. He came to know that the swine flu was affected. He was immediately taken to hospital in Nagercoil. Then he was admitted to the hospital at the Thiruvananthapuram medical college for treatment. The doctors gave him serious treatment. The doctors concluded that the baby in the stomach was able to save the pregnant Sukanya and then the operation would take the baby.

Accordingly, Suganya was operated on the last 25th. After 7 months the baby was not fully developed. That child died miserable. The relatives were shocked. Sukanya was pregnant last year. His baby was born at that time. In this situation 7 years later, again pregnant, the child died and Sukanya's family tragedy. But the family appealed to doctors to save Suganya in some way.

So Suganya was continuously being treated. Even so, Sugnya died sympathetically before yesterday without treatment. A pregnant woman who suffered a swine flu in pregnancy and a child in a miscarriage has caused tragedy in the Takalawa area.

https://www.dailythanthi.com/Districts/Chennai/2018/10/28004233/Pregnant-Death-to-Swine-Flu-The-baby-was-taken-to.vpf

[Ronan Kelly]

Vellore man dies of swine flu in Chennai
The deceased, Ramamoorthy G (43), was admitted to Christian Medical College (CMC) in Vellore on October 12, following severe fever.


Published: 29th October 2018 07:43 AM | Last Updated: 29th October 2018 07:43 AM | A+A A-
Doctors warn swine flu may spread during winter. ENS By Express News Service
VELLORE: A 43-year-old man from Gudiyattam in Vellore died of swine flu, at a private hospital in Chennai on Saturday evening. The deceased, Ramamoorthy G (43), was admitted to Christian Medical College (CMC) in Vellore on October 12, following severe fever. Since his condition did not improve, he was shifted to a private hospital in Chennai.

Later, Ramamoorthy was tested positive for swine flu, and died at the hospital on Saturday.
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http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2018/oct/29/vellore-man-dies-of-swine-flu-in-chennai-1891273.html