This Article is From Sep 24, 2015

Swine Flu Claims Two More Lives in Telangana

Swine Flu Claims Two More Lives in Telangana

Citizens are advised to report to a hospital upon suffering from first symptoms of swine flu like high fever, body pains, sneezing and cough.

Hyderabad: Swine flu claimed two more lives in Hyderabad today, taking the total number of fatalities in Telangana due to H1N1 virus to four this season.

Out of the two deaths, one person belonged to Andhra Pradesh and the concerned authorities have been informed, Dr Narasimhulu, swine flu coordinator at the state-run Gandhi Hospital, said.

A bulletin on swine flu issued by the Telangana government said 101 samples have been found positive between August 1 and September 23 and 16 cases out of 57 tested have been found to be positive for the virus till yesterday.

Sufficient stock of medicines and testing kits are available at all district, area and teaching hospitals, it said.

Citizens are advised to report to a hospital upon suffering from first symptoms of swine flu like high fever, body pains, sneezing and cough.
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