JAIPUR/ALWAR: Three people, including
son of a former minister, succumbed to dreaded swine
flu in the state on Monday. Besides, eight more persons were diagnosed with the disease.
Bhupendra Singh Yadav (43), son of former minister Hari Singh Yadav, died while undergoing treatment at a private hospital in Gurgaon. Yadav, a resident of Alwar, was posted at archaeology department and was unwell for the past few days.
"He was rushed to a private hospital in Gurgaon three days ago when his condition started deteriorating. He was diagnosed with swine flu in a test conducted in Gurgaon. Before going to Gurgaon, he was taking treatment from a private hospital in Alwar," a health department official said.
Yadav's death kept the health authorities on their toes. Teams of health department conducted survey in the area to find out if any other persons were suffering from influenza like illness. They also distributed Tamiflu tablets to those having influenza like illness.
Health department officials said that those suffering from influenza like illness having swine flu like symptoms should take treatment immediately from a qualified doctor to prevent mortality due to the disease.
Despite the government has taken a series of measures to prevent deaths due to swine flu, the deaths are continuously being reported in the state.
So far in 2018, 23 persons had already died while 363 had tested positive for the disease.
In 2017, 280 persons were died of swine flu and the trend of deaths is still continuing with 23 deaths in first 15 days of the new year.
