With the death of a pregnant woman on Sunday the H1N1 flu toll in Marathwada region rose 14 seven each from Aurangabad and Latur divisions of the state health department.
According to B.K. Somani, superintendent of the government medical college and hospital (GMCH), Aurangabad, the latest victim, Meera Hivarale (27), was seven-month pregnant. Meera, a resident of Deolai, Beed-bypass, had been treated at a private hospital for five days before being shifted to the government hospital on Saturday evening with complaints of breathlessness.
She was put on ventilator, but she died the following day around 8 am due to acute respiratory disorder, Somani said.
"Her throat swab samples were tested positive for the H1N1 flu by the National Institute of Virology (NIV) Pune. With this the total number of people who died at the hospital due to the swine flu has increased to 7," Somani added.
The GMCH dean Chandrakant Thorat said, "We have increased the capacity of the quarantine ward to accommodate 30 patients. Earlier, we had arrangement to admit only 20 patients." Thorat added that presently four patients are being treated for suspected swine flu symptoms in the quarantine ward at the GMCH.
The Latur division too has recorded seven H1N1 flu deaths, said S.S. Patil, the deputy director of health services, Latur. The latest victim was a pregnant woman identified as Farzana Pinjari (28) of Latur. Pinjari died at the government hospital on October 18, after being treated at a private hospital.
Meanwhile, B.M. Shetkar, assistant director of heath, Latur, said that so far 72,273 people have been screened in the division, of them 300 cases turned to be H1N1 positive. "As a precautionary measure we have given Tamiflu tablets to 2,500 suspected cases. The number of positive cases have decreased this week, he added.
According to B.K. Somani, superintendent of the government medical college and hospital (GMCH), Aurangabad, the latest victim, Meera Hivarale (27), was seven-month pregnant. Meera, a resident of Deolai, Beed-bypass, had been treated at a private hospital for five days before being shifted to the government hospital on Saturday evening with complaints of breathlessness.
She was put on ventilator, but she died the following day around 8 am due to acute respiratory disorder, Somani said.
"Her throat swab samples were tested positive for the H1N1 flu by the National Institute of Virology (NIV) Pune. With this the total number of people who died at the hospital due to the swine flu has increased to 7," Somani added.
The GMCH dean Chandrakant Thorat said, "We have increased the capacity of the quarantine ward to accommodate 30 patients. Earlier, we had arrangement to admit only 20 patients." Thorat added that presently four patients are being treated for suspected swine flu symptoms in the quarantine ward at the GMCH.
The Latur division too has recorded seven H1N1 flu deaths, said S.S. Patil, the deputy director of health services, Latur. The latest victim was a pregnant woman identified as Farzana Pinjari (28) of Latur. Pinjari died at the government hospital on October 18, after being treated at a private hospital.
Meanwhile, B.M. Shetkar, assistant director of heath, Latur, said that so far 72,273 people have been screened in the division, of them 300 cases turned to be H1N1 positive. "As a precautionary measure we have given Tamiflu tablets to 2,500 suspected cases. The number of positive cases have decreased this week, he added.
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