60yearold Mussoorie woman dies of swine flu

  • | Thursday | 14th February, 2019

DEHRADUN: The swine flu toll in the state reached the mark of 25 on Wednesday with the death of a 60-year-old woman from Mussoorie. Synergy Hospital is treating eight patients of swine flu and four are undergoing treatment at Kailash Hospital. Two other patients are admitted in private hospitals of the city,” said the CMO.He added that the health department has also issued swine flu alert and guidelines in city schools on how students can avoid getting infected with the virus. With seven more H1N1 positive cases reported to the health department, the total number of swine flu affected patients has crossed 161 in Uttarakhand.Dr SK Gupta, chief medical officer, Dehradun, told TOI that the deceased was admitted at the Mahant Indiresh Hospital since the past couple of days.The mortality rate in cases related to swine flu this year has become a cause of concern for the health department in Uttarakhand.“Currently 117 patients of swine flu are admitted at Mahant Indiresh Hospital, while 22 are admitted in Max hospital.

DEHRADUN: The swine flu toll in the state reached the mark of 25 on Wednesday with the death of a 60-year-old woman from Mussoorie. With seven more H1N1 positive cases reported to the health department, the total number of swine flu affected patients has crossed 161 in Uttarakhand.Dr SK Gupta, chief medical officer, Dehradun, told TOI that the deceased was admitted at the Mahant Indiresh Hospital since the past couple of days.The mortality rate in cases related to swine flu this year has become a cause of concern for the health department in Uttarakhand.“Currently 117 patients of swine flu are admitted at Mahant Indiresh Hospital, while 22 are admitted in Max hospital. Synergy Hospital is treating eight patients of swine flu and four are undergoing treatment at Kailash Hospital. Two other patients are admitted in private hospitals of the city,” said the CMO.He added that the health department has also issued swine flu alert and guidelines in city schools on how students can avoid getting infected with the virus.

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