Three succumb to swine flu in five days of Jan in Rajkot
tnn | Jan 6, 2019, 04:00 ISTRajkot: As winter peaks across Saurashtra, the swine flu virus seems to be raising its head once again. At least three deaths due to the H1N1 virus have been reported since January 1 itself, setting off an alarm for the district administration.
At least 11 people are under treatment for swine flu in different private and government hospitals of Rajkot, said district officials, adding that of those under treatment, three were from Rajkot city, two each from Porbandar and Dhoraji and one each from Junagadh, Kutch, Jasdan and Gondal.
According to Rajkot health officials, five persons were admitted to civil hospital on January 1 with swine flu like symptoms. All of them tested positive for H1N1 virus later.
The Rajkot district health department in an official statement said that a 50-year-old woman died on Saturday, while a 68-year-old man and a 62-year-old woman succumbed to H1N1 virus on Thursday in different hospitals of the city.
They added that because Rajkot has better medical facilities in Saurashtra region, patients from Porbandar, Devbhumi Dwarka, Jamnagar, Junagadh and Gir Somnath districts are referred here after their health deteriorates.
In January last year, there were no swine flu cases reported in Rajkot hospitals. The first two cases of H1N1 virus were reported only in February 2018. During the calendar year 2018, a total of 165 swine flu positive cases were diagnosed in Rajkot, of which 46 people had died.
Rajkot’s chief district health officer Manish Bhanderi said, “We have asked doctors to start swine flu treatment at early stage if they find H1N1-like symptoms in a patient. For patients of A and B category (early stage) the tests are not required to start treatment.”
He added, “We are also studying cases where patients have died. We are analyzing if the patient would have survived if he or she received treatment at early stage. We need to sensitize doctors to monitor acute respiratory infection.” Bhanderi however, asked people not to panic as H1N1 virus has become a seasonal flu virus.
At least 11 people are under treatment for swine flu in different private and government hospitals of Rajkot, said district officials, adding that of those under treatment, three were from Rajkot city, two each from Porbandar and Dhoraji and one each from Junagadh, Kutch, Jasdan and Gondal.
According to Rajkot health officials, five persons were admitted to civil hospital on January 1 with swine flu like symptoms. All of them tested positive for H1N1 virus later.
The Rajkot district health department in an official statement said that a 50-year-old woman died on Saturday, while a 68-year-old man and a 62-year-old woman succumbed to H1N1 virus on Thursday in different hospitals of the city.
They added that because Rajkot has better medical facilities in Saurashtra region, patients from Porbandar, Devbhumi Dwarka, Jamnagar, Junagadh and Gir Somnath districts are referred here after their health deteriorates.
In January last year, there were no swine flu cases reported in Rajkot hospitals. The first two cases of H1N1 virus were reported only in February 2018. During the calendar year 2018, a total of 165 swine flu positive cases were diagnosed in Rajkot, of which 46 people had died.
Rajkot’s chief district health officer Manish Bhanderi said, “We have asked doctors to start swine flu treatment at early stage if they find H1N1-like symptoms in a patient. For patients of A and B category (early stage) the tests are not required to start treatment.”
He added, “We are also studying cases where patients have died. We are analyzing if the patient would have survived if he or she received treatment at early stage. We need to sensitize doctors to monitor acute respiratory infection.” Bhanderi however, asked people not to panic as H1N1 virus has become a seasonal flu virus.
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