PIONEER EDGE NEWS SERVICE/ Dehradun
The cases of Swine Flu (H1N1) are continuing to increase in the provisional State capital Dehradun. The district Health department reported 15 new cases of the disease on Saturday which increased the patient count in the district this season to 641.
The chief medical officer (CMO) of Dehradun, Dr Manoj Sharma said that 80 samples were tested for Influenza H1 N1 on Saturday out of which 15 were tested positive. He said that a total of 2,111 samples have been tested so far in the district out of which 641 have been tested positive.
The CMO said that two patients suffering from H1N1 have died from the disease in the district till date. The data of the Health department shows that 600 patients have recovered from the disease so far in the district. Out of the 39 active cases, 19 patients are receiving treatment at Shri Mahant Indiresh hospital, one at Himalayan Institute and seven at Graphic Era, five at Government Doon Medical College hospital, four at AIIMS Rishikesh and three at Kailash hospital.
Swine flu is a viral disease, its virus is also called H1 N1 and its genetic analysis has shown that it has originated from the animals especially pigs hence it is called Swine flu. The virus spreads from person to person similar to that of seasonal influenza.
