Haryana sees most positive swine flu cases since 2012, third death in Gurugram

Gurgaon | Wednesday | 13th February, 2019

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GURUGRAM: This is now officially Haryana’s worst year since 2012 in terms of people who have tested positive for swine flu. Her swab test reports from NCDC tested positive and the health department confirmed the cause of the death to be swine flu, Dr Jaibhagwan Jaitan, the district malaria officer, said. She died on February 4.After Hisar, the two most-affected districts in terms of swine flu incidence are Rohtak and Bhiwani (97 confirmed cases each). Gurugram is fourth in terms of the incidence of the virus but has the highest death toll (3) among Haryana districts. So far, this year, 10 deaths have been linked to swine flu These are, however, government numbers and the actual figure is likely to be much higher because, officially, a swine flu case is considered positive only when it is confirmed by a certified government-run lab..