Pune: toll reaches 273

[Ronan Kelly]

Re: Pune: toll reaches 118

Re: Pune: toll reaches 118

Two more succumb to H1N1, toll rises to 121
TNN 7 December 2009, 02:57am IST

PUNE: A seven-year-old boy and 45-year-old man succumbed to the H1N1 influenza on Friday, taking the death toll in the city to 121.

"The victims' throat swab reports came on Saturday, confirming them positive for the infection," said Pradip Awate, medical officer of the state health services.

Ajay Hanumant Navale, a resident of Khadkigaon in Daund taluka, died at the Sassoon Hospital at 5 pm on Friday.

Ajay was admitted to the Sassoon hospital in a critical condition early on December 4 and was immediately put on ventilator, Awate said, adding that he was a known patient of epilepsy.

Before being admitted to Sassoon Hospital, Ajay was treated at a private hospital in Baramati for seven days.

The second victim, Rajan Nair (45), a resident of Chakan, died at the Yashwantrao Chavan Memorial Hospital in Pimpri at 5.30 am on Friday, said PCMC medical officer Anil Roy. "Before being admitted to the YCMH on December 2, Nair took treatment from a local medical practitioner.
His condition was critical at the time of admission and he had been on ventilator ever since. Nair was suffering from hypertension from the last four years," Roy said.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/...1N1-toll-rises-to-121/articleshow/5309089.cms

 

[Roehl_JC]

Re: Pune: toll reaches 121

Re: Pune: toll reaches 121

Second wave? Toll reaches 121, show-cause to 8 docs

Even as the swine flu toll in the district rose to 121 last week, the district health officials have served show-cause notices to eight doctors for failing to administer tamiflu tablets at an early stage of the disease.

The doctors have been asked to give an explanation for ignoring the directives.
The health department had instructed all government and private doctors to give tamiflu tablets to patients once they are suspected to have contracted the virus as a precautionary measure.

According to a senior health officer, many private practitioners were found to have ignored the instruction, leading to a deterioration of the patients? health and even deaths. ?We need to be strict about this and ensure that private practitioners heed to the guidelines in letter and spirit.?

The Health Secretary had also issued guidelines that those not adhering to the instruction should be served notices as they are ignoring the government health advisory.

http://www.indianexpress.com/news/second-wave-toll-reaches-121-showcause-to-8-docs/550784/

 

[Roehl_JC]

Re: Pune: toll reaches 121

Re: Pune: toll reaches 121

H1N1 action plan depends heavily on pvt doctors

PUNE: The district administration's action plan to tackle the anticipated second wave of H1N1 infection seems to be depend more on private medical practitioners than government doctors. The action plan has estimated availability of 411 doctors from the district hospital and Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) hospitals, while 3,748 doctors would be available from the private health sector.

The action plan, prepared by district collector Chandrakant Dalvi with the assistance of the health department and experts from BJ Medical College, has anticipated that around 20 per cent population of the district would be infected with H1N1. Out of this, around five per cent (16,000 people) may be required to be admitted to intensive care units (ICUs) and 64,000 patients may have to be quarantined. Assuming that a patient infected with H1N1 virus takes 8 to 10 days to recover, the provision of beds has been made in the action plan.

A total of 411 doctors from 173 hospitals including health department's Aundh Hospital, Sassoon Hospital and Pune and Pimpri-Chinchwad municipal corporations' hospitals would be on duty to treat swine flu patients. Moreover, assistance from 3,748 doctors from 1,010 private hospitals may be needed.

The entire action plan depends on assistance of private health providers. In all, 295 ventilators at private hospitals and 22 ventilators at government-run hospitals have been arranged. From the doctors' safety point of view, 400 N95 masks and 600 gloves would be made available as per the action plan.

http://www.sakaaltimes.com/2009/12/07122858/H1N1-action-plan-depends-heavi.html

 

[Ronan Kelly]

Re: Pune: toll reaches 121

Re: Pune: toll reaches 121

One more H1N1 death
TNN 9 December 2009, 03:55am ISTText Size:|
PUNE: A 25-year-old woman who died on Sunday was declared positive for the H1N1 influenza on Tuesday. With this, the city's death toll has climbed to 123.

According to Pradip Awate, medical officer of state health services, Chaitali Santosh Chaudhari (25), a resident of Padegaon village, Phaltan taluka, died at Sassoon hospital at 11.45 pm on Sunday. "Her throat swab report confirmed the presence of the H1N1 virus on Tuesday," said Awate.
Before being admitted to Sassoon hospital on December 6, Chaitali was treated at other local hospitals. "She had developed bilateral pneumonia and was critical at the time of admission. She was put on a ventilator. Her condition deteriorated further, following which she succumbed to the contagion," said Awate.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/One-more-H1N1-death/articleshow/5316618.cms

 

[Ronan Kelly]

Re: Pune: toll reaches 123

Re: Pune: toll reaches 123

One more claimed by H1N1, toll now 127
TNN 11 December 2009, 05:04am ISTText Size:|
PUNE: The H1N1 virus claimed yet another victim on Thursday, taking the death toll in the city and its vicinity to 127.

According to Anil Roy, medical officer of the Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC), Mandakini Gode (40), a resident of Sambhajinagar in Chinchwad, died at the Yashwantrao Chavan Memorial Hospital (YCMH) in Pimpri at 2 pm. Roy confirmed that Gode was H1N1 positive.

Before being admitted to the YCMH on December 7, Gode was being treated by a general practitioner, Roy added. She was later referred to a private hospital in Chinchwad, which in turn asked her to visit the YCMH. "She was put on the ventilator on Wednesday. Her condition deteriorated further, following which she succumbed to the flu," Roy stated.
Meanwhile, 23 people tested positive for the virus on Thursday. At present, 24 patients are being treated in the isolation ICUs at various hospitals in Pune and Pimpri-Chinchwad. Of these, five are in a critical condition and are on the ventilator, Pandit Chavan, joint director of state health services, said.

A total of 5,232 individuals were screened for the flu on Friday. Of these, 678 have been put on Tamiflu. As many as 52,515 patients have been administered the medication so far. Besides, over 8.10 lakh people have been screened across the district till date, Chavan said.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/...-by-H1N1-toll-now-127/articleshow/5324495.cms

 

[Ronan Kelly]

Re: Pune: toll reaches 127

Re: Pune: toll reaches 127

Three swine flu deaths in a day

Posted: Tuesday , Dec 15, 2009 at 0339 hrs


Three more people died of H1N1 in the city on Monday taking the toll to 131 in Pune district. The fresh spurt has led to concern among officials at the district swine flu coordination committee, which is trying to figure out whether the second wave of the flu has surfaced. They have not been able to come to a conclusion.

Health officials said that 48-year-old Anil Agarwal from Mangalwar Peth, 45-year-old Sulabai Lohakare from Ambegaon taluka and 50-year-old Razia Khan from Gandhinagar slum in Bopodi died of swine flu on Monday.
Agarwal had showed the symptoms on December 7 and was admitted to Ruby Hall Clinic on December 10. He had an underlying illness, myelodysplasia syndrome, and was on steroids. Lohakare, who died at YCM Hospital, Pimpri, had the symptoms since November 29 while Khan started showing them on December 11.

It is being widely felt that with winter setting in, there seems to be a revival of H1N1. Dr Arun Jamkar, Dean, B J Medical College and Sassoon Hospital, said a month ago there were no swine flu patients on ventilator. Now, over 10 patients are in ICUs of various hospitals.
http://www.indianexpress.com/news/Three-swine-flu-deaths-in-a-day/554311

 

[Ronan Kelly]

Re: Pune: toll reaches 131

Re: Pune: toll reaches 131

53-yr-old dies of swine flu, toll reaches 135Post CommentLarger | Smaller Express News Service

Posted: Friday , Dec 18, 2009 at 0039 hrs

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With the death of 53-year-old Wamanrao Kale, the total number of deaths due to swine flu has reached 135 in Pune. Kale, a resident of Wanaz, Paud Road, died on late Wednesday night.

He was suffering from blood pressure and diabetes and was admitted to Krishna Hospital on December 8. Kale was later shifted to Sahyadri Munot Hospital on December 14 and died of H1N1 virus-related complications.
http://www.indianexpress.com/news/53-yr-old-dies-of-swine-flu--toll-reaches-135/555611

 

[Missouriwatcher]

Re: Pune: toll reaches 250

Re: Pune: toll reaches 250

"PUNE: H1N1 claimed a 27-year-old woman on Wednesday evening, at Sassoon Hospital. The name of the deceased in Shobha Kunjir from Nanded Phata on Sinhagad Road.

This was the second death reported in Pune in less than 12 hours on Wednesday after a 42-year-old woman died at YCM Hospital in Pimpri. Another 33-year old woman died in Nagpur on Wednesday, the state health department records show. The virus so far has claimed over 250 lives in the state.
Meanwhile, 30 patients were admitted at ICUs of hospitals and nine are on ventilators."
http://www.sakaaltimes.com/2009/12/25191515/H1N1-flu-claims-27yrold-woma.html

 

[Ronan Kelly]

Re: Pune: toll reaches 250

Re: Pune: toll reaches 250

Former Congress MP dies of swine flu in Pune

Press Trust Of India



Published on Tue, Dec 29, 2009 at 08:27, Updated on Tue, Dec 29, 2009 at 10:22 in Politics section


FATEFUL DEATH: Arvind T Kamble was put on Tamiflu but couldn't recover from the infection.

Pune: Former Member of Parliament from Osmanabad Arvind T Kamble, 57, succumbed to swine flu on Monday.


This has taken the swine flu death toll to 150 in the city, health officials said.


Kamble, a former Maharashtra minister, breathed his last in Ruby Hall Clinic, a private hospital in Pune.


He showed swine flu-like symptoms early this month and was initially admitted to Lokmanya Hospital in Latur, central Maharashtra. After his throat swap tested positive, Kamble was shifted to Ruby Hall Clinic on December 15, the officials said.


Kamble was put on Tamiflu in the Latur hospital but he could not recover from the infection, the officials said.


He was elected to Lok Sabha from Osmanabad in Marathwada in 1984, 1989, 1991 and 1998. He was also a minister in the Maharashtra government in early 1980s.


He is survived by a wife, one son and two married daughters.

http://ibnlive.in.com/news/former-congress-mp-dies-of-swine-flu-in-pune/107895-37.html?from=tn

 

[Ronan Kelly]

Re: Pune: toll reaches 150

Re: Pune: toll reaches 150

Pune's H1N1 death toll rises to 146
By: A correspondent Date: 2009-12-30 Place: Pune

With the death of an eight month-old baby at a city hospital due to H1N1 virus, the swine flu toll in Pune has risen to 146.

According to the swine flu control room authorities, Sakasham Bhalerao exhibited symptoms of breathlessness, cough and was admitted to KEM Hospital on December 26. Bhalerao had undergone treatment at a local private hospital, but as there was no improvement in his condition he was later moved to KEM Hospital.

He was shifted to the ICU unit of hospital the next day, but his condition continued to deteriorate. He died last afternoon.

According to doctors, the cause of the infant's death was acute respiratory distress due to community acquired pneumonia with multi organ failure.

http://www.mid-day.com/news/2009/dec/301209-Swine-flu-Casuality-Pune-H1N1.htm

 

[Ronan Kelly]

Re: Pune: toll reaches 150

Re: Pune: toll reaches 150

4-yr-old succumbs to H1N1
TNN 31 December 2009, 06:19am ISTText Size:|Topics:H1N1
ABMH

PUNE: Four-year-old Krutumesh Kamble succumbed to the H1N1 influenza on Wednesday, raising the death toll in the city to 147. According to Rajshekhar Iyer, medical director of Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation, Krutumesh, a resident of Chandkhed in Maval taluka, died at Aditya Birla Memorial Hospital (ABMH) in Chinchwad at 6 pm. "He was H1N1 positive," said Iyer. Krutumesh developed symptoms of swine flu on December 19. He was treated by a local medical practitioner and later was taken to a paediatrician. "He was admitted to the ABMH on December 27. His condition was critical and he was put on ventilator support," added Iyer.

Also on Wednesday 23 people tested positive for the influenza. As present, 28 patients are being treated at ICUs of various private and government hospitals. Of them, seven are on ventilator support, said Pradip Awate, medical officer of the state health services.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/4-yr-old-succumbs-to-H1N1/articleshow/5397088.cms

 

[Ronan Kelly]

Re: Pune: toll reaches 147

Re: Pune: toll reaches 147

H1N1 CLAIMS THREE LIVES, DIST TOLL NOW 149

- H1N1 flu claimed three more lives in the past two days, state health officials reported on Thursday, pushing the death toll in Pune district to 149.

Six-year-old Pranay Bhise from Hadapsar and Rajeev Verma from Keshav Nagar, Mudhwa died at Sassoon Hospital on Thursday, while three-year-old Hrutumesh Kamble, who was undergoing treatment at Aditya Birla Hospital in Chinchwad died on Wednesday. The virus so far has claimed over 267 lives in the state. Meanwhile, 21 patients are admitted at intensive care units of various hospitals and two of them are on ventilators, an official press release said. Twenty positive cases were found during H1N1 screening in the city on Wednesday, while 70 patients were admitted to hospitals in Pune and Pimpri-Chinchwad. A total of 5,031 persons were screened on Wednesday, taking the total number of persons screened for H1N1 virus so far to over 9.05 lakh. Till date, 8,184 persons have been discharged from hospitals after medication, a release said.
http://www.sakaaltimes.com/SakaalTimesBeta/20100101/5100383354803877386.htm

 

[Celvin11]

Re: Pune: toll reaches 149

Re: Pune: toll reaches 149

Pune's pop stood at an estimated 3.337 million in 2009

149 fatal H1N1 cases return a death rate of 44.65 per million pop - one of the world's highest

In comparison, Transbaikalia in Siberia (57 cases, 1.117 m pop) 51.02. Santa Fe, Argentina (90 cases by mid Sep, 3.264 m pop) 27.54

Location of Pune within Maharashtra ; Pune is the red area in centre-left of the map

 

[Ronan Kelly]

Re: Pune: toll reaches 149

Re: Pune: toll reaches 149

Two more deaths; swine flu toll touches 151

Posted: Sunday , Jan 03, 2010 at 0532 hrs

With two more deaths, the swine flu death count in the city has reached 151. Sheetal Birudev Garge (26) a resident of Shiv Shambhu Society, Rupeenagar, Tathawde died at 8 am on Saturday at Yashwantrao Chavan Memorial Hospital and Kailas Ramchandra Kshirsagar (45) of Hanuman Chowk, Wagholi, died at Sassoon Hospital at 6 am.



23 patients have been admitted to the Intensive Care Unit of Sassoon Hospital. Three out of those in the ICU are on ventilator.



According to a release issued by district information officer, Government of Maharashtra, till date, 9,13,894 patients have been tested for swine flu out of which over 4000 were tested on Friday alone. With Tami Flu tablets given to 526 individuals, the total number of individuals, who were administered tablets has gone to 66,837. Out of those tested on January 1, 15 were found affected. Till date 8,298 individuals have been allowed to go home after being tested and treated for swine flu. Out of this number, 6509 were suspected and 1789 were affected with swine flu. A total of 53 persons were discharged from the hospital on Friday out of which 49 were suspected and four were affected.
http://www.indianexpress.com/news/Two-more-deaths--swine-flu-toll-touches-151/562759

 

[Ronan Kelly]

Re: Pune: toll reaches 151

Re: Pune: toll reaches 151

Two more H1N1 deaths in city

Posted: Monday , Jan 04, 2010 at 0641 hrs


Shivaji Sopan Mandhre, a 53-year-old resident of Market Yard, succumbed to swine flu on Sunday afternoon. According to health department officials, he was showing symptoms of swine flu since December 28. He was admitted to Poona Hospital on January 1 and was diabetic, suffered from hepatitis B and had underwent kidney transplantation. He died on Sunday afternoon. With this, the total swine flu deaths in the city has become 153. Anees Alif Shaikh (8) of Kondhwa Khurd, who was also suffering from blood cancer apart from swine flu, failed to respond to treatment and died on Saturday night at Deenanath Mangeshkar Hospital.
http://www.indianexpress.com/news/Two-more-H1N1-deaths-in-city/563108

 

[Ronan Kelly]

Re: Pune: toll reaches 153

Re: Pune: toll reaches 153

Swine flu toll rises to 158 in Pune

STAFF WRITER 15:54 HRS IST
Pune, Jan 6 (PTI) With four more persons succumbing to swine flu in last two days here, the toll in the city due to the disease rose to 158, health officials said.

The victims include two children and a 50-year-old woman who succumbed to H1N1 virus in different hospitals here.

Out of 27 patients undergoing treatment in ICUs, eight of them were stated to be in critical conditions.

There had been a marked spurt in the number of suspected cases being screened at various centres set up in the city with the onset of winter, officials added.
http://ptinews.com/news/455324_Swine-flu-toll-rises-to-158-in-Pune

The city recorded the country's first swine flu death on August 3, 2009, when a 14-year-old school girl died in a private hospital.
http://ptinews.com/news/455324_Swine-flu-toll-rises-to-158-in-Pune

 

[Ronan Kelly]

Re: Pune: toll reaches 158

Re: Pune: toll reaches 158

Sassoon authorities seek import of ‘emergency’ swine flu drug


Express News Service
Posted: Jan 09, 2010 at 0023 hrs IST


Pune The Sassoon General Hospital authorities have urged the government to import drug Peramivir, recommended by the American Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for emergency use in combating swine flu.
Dr Arun Jamkar, dean, Sassoon General Hospital and B J Medical College who recently participated in a meeting on swine flu organised by the Johns Hopkins University, USA, said that Peramivir was used as an ‘emergency drug’ for patients who were sick and not responding to treatment. “We have written to the government to allow the import of such a drug that would help towards the better management of the patients in the Intensive Care units,” said Jamkar.

While Jamkar also called for creating awareness on the use of Tamiflu within 36 hours of swine flu-like symptoms, according to the Chemists Association of Pune there has been a very poor response to the sale of the drug at drug stores. Mahendra Pitaliya, coordinator of the Chemists Association of Pune, said, “There is a limited sale of the drug as it is freely available at the government hospitals and centres.”

Meanwhile, a total of 160 deaths have been registered in Pune district due to swine flu, the recent one being that of 28-year-old Nisha Pasalkar from Garmal Dhayri who died on January 7 at Bharati Hospital.

According to a press release, a total of 11 people were detected positive with the H1N1 virus on Thursday. A total of 607 people with swine flu like symptoms were adminstered Tamiflu.
http://www.expressindia.com/latest-...ek-import-of-emergency-swine-flu-drug/565137/

 

[Ronan Kelly]

Re: Pune: toll reaches 160

Re: Pune: toll reaches 160

Swine flu toll in city rises to 164
By: A correspondent Date: 2010-01-13 Place: Pune

With the death of Tangaeea Waghmare, a 28-year-old resident of Santosh Nagar in Katraj, the swine flu toll in the city reached 164.

Waghmare had undergone a caesarian delivery in a private hospital on December 28.

But soon after the delivery she developed cough and fever and was shifted to Bharati Hospital on New Year's Eve.

Later, she tested positive for H1N1 virus and was shifted to Sassoon Hospital on January 4.

Waghmare was put on ventilator and she succumbed to the illness at around 11.30 am yesterday. According to reports, her baby is normal and free from the deadly H1N1 infection.

http://www.mid-day.com/news/2010/jan/130110-Bharati-Hospital-Swin-Flu-Casualties-Pune.htm

 

[Ronan Kelly]

Re: Pune: toll reaches 164

Re: Pune: toll reaches 164

30-year-old succumbs to H1N1
TNN, 16 January 2010, 05:20am ISTText Size:|Topics:Swine flu
H1N1

Pune: The H1N1 influenza claimed one more life on Friday, taking the death toll in the city to 166.

According to Uddhav Gavande, deputy director of the state health services, 30-year-old Vishal Ashtaputre, a resident of Darshannagari, Chinchwad, died at the Aditya Birla Memorial Hospital (ABMH) at 5.30 am on Friday. "He was H1N1 positive," said Gavande.
Vishal developed symptoms of the swine flu on December 29. Before being admitted to the ABMH on January 4, he was being treated by local general practitioners. "He was critical at the time of admission and was put on ventilator support," said Gavande.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/30-year-old-succumbs-to-H1N1/articleshow/5451198.cms

 

[Ronan Kelly]

Re: Pune: toll reaches 166

Re: Pune: toll reaches 166

Two-fold rise in throat swabs reaching NIV
Umesh Isalkar, TNN, 20 January 2010, 07:09am ISTText Size:|Topics:H1N1
NIV

PUNE: The number of throat swabs of critical patients being sent to the National Institute of Virology (NIV) for testing H1N1 infection has witnessed a two-fold increase in the last one month (from December).
Similarly, the infection rate of H1N1 influenza has also rose to 25 per cent during the same period, said Mandeep Chadha, deputy director of NIV, on Tuesday. ?We now receive 85 to 100 throat swabs every day. They are mainly from Pune and rest of Maharashtra. Mumbai has stopped sending us the swabs after testing started at the Haffkine Institute,? said Chadha.

?Before winter, the number of swabs reaching us was in the range of 40 to 45 per day. Now, there is marked increase. Besides winter, which provides conducive conditions for its spread, the virus?s stride in virgin interiors of the state is also making the matter worse,? said Chadha.

The infection rate of the swine flu virus has also increased. ?Earlier, the infection rate was between 15 to 20 per cent, whch has now touched the 25 per cent mark,? said Chadha.

Commenting on the point genetic mutation seen in throat swabs of three patients who succumbed to the virus, Chadha said, ?We didn?t see any change in the genetic make-up of the virus after that.? Of the three patients, two were from Pune and one from Nashik, said Chadha. The mutation was detected in the haemagglutinin (HA) region of the virus? gene, she added.

Elaborating it further, state epidemiologist Pradip Awate said, ?The weekly infection cases of H1N1 virus in Maharashtra has increased from 100 to over 135 from December onwards. Winter provides ideal setting for increased activity of any influenza virus. The same principal applies to the swine flu virus as well.?

The state, so far, has registered 5,604 positive cases of the H1N1 influenza, of which more than 2,000 cases are from Pune alone, added Awate. The district also tops in death chart with 166 casualties of the 300 registered in the state.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/...at-swabs-reaching-NIV/articleshow/5478988.cms