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New Delhi | Thursday, Aug 6 2009 IST
Nineteen laboratory confirmed cases of H1N1 flu have been reported today of which eleven are from Delhi and eight from Pune taking the total toll to 615 in the country.
Of the eleven cases in Delhi, ten cases, including six children, two men and three women, are contact cases of previously reported positive cases and have no travel history, a health ministry release said here. The eleventh case is a 25-year-old man, who travelled from Chicago by American Airlines flight AA 292 reaching Delhi on July 28. He reported with symptoms at the identified health facility yesterday. Of the eight cases in Pune, seven including six children and one man are contact cases of previously reported positive cases with no travel history. The eighth case is a 45-year-old woman, who travelled from Frankfurt by Lufthansa Flight LH 756 reaching Mumbai on July 31. He reported with symptoms to the identified health facility on August 3. As many as 2772 people have been tested so far, of which 615 are positive for Influenza A H1N1 [Swine]. Of these, 615 people have been identified through entry screening 576 through contact tracing and the rest were self reported. Of the 615 positive cases, 487 have been discharged. One case has died. Rest of them remain admitted to the identified health facility. The situation is being monitored. Health screening of passengers coming from affected countries is continuing in 22 International airports. As many as 44,412 passengers were screened yesterday of which 32,498 passengers were from affected countries. Two hundred twenty-four doctors and 151 paramedics are manning 81 counters at these airports. A cumulative total of 43,88,039 passengers have been screened. As on July 31, World Health Organization had reported 162380 laboratory confirmed cases of influenza A/H1N1 and 1154 deaths.
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Nineteen laboratory confirmed cases of H1N1 flu have been reported today of which eleven are from Delhi and eight from Pune taking the total toll to 615 in the country.
Of the eleven cases in Delhi, ten cases, including six children, two men and three women, are contact cases of previously reported positive cases and have no travel history, a health ministry release said here. The eleventh case is a 25-year-old man, who travelled from Chicago by American Airlines flight AA 292 reaching Delhi on July 28. He reported with symptoms at the identified health facility yesterday. Of the eight cases in Pune, seven including six children and one man are contact cases of previously reported positive cases with no travel history. The eighth case is a 45-year-old woman, who travelled from Frankfurt by Lufthansa Flight LH 756 reaching Mumbai on July 31. He reported with symptoms to the identified health facility on August 3. As many as 2772 people have been tested so far, of which 615 are positive for Influenza A H1N1 [Swine]. Of these, 615 people have been identified through entry screening 576 through contact tracing and the rest were self reported. Of the 615 positive cases, 487 have been discharged. One case has died. Rest of them remain admitted to the identified health facility. The situation is being monitored. Health screening of passengers coming from affected countries is continuing in 22 International airports. As many as 44,412 passengers were screened yesterday of which 32,498 passengers were from affected countries. Two hundred twenty-four doctors and 151 paramedics are manning 81 counters at these airports. A cumulative total of 43,88,039 passengers have been screened. As on July 31, World Health Organization had reported 162380 laboratory confirmed cases of influenza A/H1N1 and 1154 deaths.
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