61 people died of swine flu across Maharashtra this year

  • | Wednesday | 20th March, 2019

As per the state's public health department, 61 patients have died in Maharashtra of swine flu this year till Monday. The state public health department stated after a meeting that the number of deaths reported till March 18 in the state is 61. According to a Right to Information (RTI) reply received from civic-run Kasturba Hospital, the number of cases from outside Mumbai are rising this year. Of the 30 cases at the facility, 18 were from outside Mumbai. The highest number has been reported in Nashik district (15) followed by Nagpur (14) and Pune (six).

As per the state's public health department, 61 patients have died in Maharashtra of swine flu this year till Monday. Due to a change in climate, more citizens are suffering from H1N1 since January, officials said. According to a Right to Information (RTI) reply received from civic-run Kasturba Hospital, the number of cases from outside Mumbai are rising this year. This year, two cases each from around Mumbai, Vasai, Virar and Bhayandar were admitted in Kasturba Hospital, followed by one case each from cities like Nashik, Dhule, Badlapur and Navi Mumbai to name a few, the RTI data reveals. Of the 30 cases at the facility, 18 were from outside Mumbai. No cases were admitted from outside the state. The state public health department stated after a meeting that the number of deaths reported till March 18 in the state is 61. The highest number has been reported in Nashik district (15) followed by Nagpur (14) and Pune (six).

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