Articles tagged under: Swine Flu

First quarter of 2024 saw 768 cases of Swine Flu in Gujarat; 16 deaths

April 04, 2024
First quarter of 2024 saw 768 cases of Swine Flu in Gujarat; 16 deaths

Ahmedabad: In the first quarter of 2024, i.e., January to March, a total of 768 cases of Swine Flu were reported in Gujarat. With as many as 16 deaths attributed to the H1N1 strain, now the state health department has observed a gradual decline in Swine flu cases. It is learned that previously the state was witnessing around 150 cases of H1N1 per week. However, the number has now decreased from the earlier 20-22 cases per day to 10-12 cases per day. Officials now believe that the peak has bee...Read More

Swine Flu – 110 new cases, 3 more deaths in Gujarat today

February 20, 2019
Swine Flu – 110 new cases, 3 more deaths in Gujarat today

Gandhinagar:3 more death due to swine flu took place in Gujarat today taking the cumulative figure of mortality owing to H1N1 virus caused flu to over 71. A total of 110 new cases were also reported in the state today which was highest such number for a day in recent times. Ahmedabad city topped the table in this regard again with 29 new cases today. In Vadodara city and district 27 new cases were reported today. Kutch saw 9 while Rajkot city and Sabarkantha saw 6 each among othe...Read More

2 more deaths due to swine flu in Gujarat, 94 new cases registered, total toll over 65

February 18, 2019
2 more deaths due to swine flu in Gujarat, 94 new cases registered, total toll over 65

Gandhinagar: Two more deaths due to swine flu occurred across Gujarat today taking the cumulative figure of mortality owing to H1N1 virus caused flu to over 67. The daily bulletin issued by the state health department did not specify as to where the 2 deaths took place. It only said that 2 under treatment patients have died. Apart from this a total of 94 new cases were confirmed today, of these the largest number of 43 was in Ahmedabad city while 11 were in Vadodara city and 8 ...Read More

3 more deaths due to swine flu in Gujarat today, 97 new cases registered, total toll over 65

February 17, 2019
3 more deaths due to swine flu in Gujarat today, 97 new cases registered, total toll over 65

Gandhinagar:3 more deaths due to swine flu occurred across Gujarat today taking the cumulative figure of mortality owing to H1N1 virus caused flu to over 65. The daily bulletin issued by the state health department did not specify as to where the 3 deaths took place. It only said that 3 under treatment patients have died. Apart from this a total of 97 new cases were confirmed today, of these the largest number of 37 was in Ahmedabad city while 8 were in Vadodara city and 6 in Sur...Read More

2 more Swine flu deaths today, 89 new cases with maximum 40 in Ahmedabad city

February 15, 2019
2 more Swine flu deaths today, 89 new cases with maximum 40 in Ahmedabad city

Gandhinagar: A total of 2 deaths due to swine flu occurred across Gujarat today taking the cumulative figure of mortality owing to H1N1 virus caused flu to at least 60. The daily bulletin issued by the state health department did not specify as to where the two deaths took place. It only said that two under treatment patients have died. Apart from this a total of 89 new cases were confirmed today, of these the largest number of 40 was in Ahmedabad city while 3 were from the rur...Read More

3 death from Swine flu today, 53 new cases detected, toll goes up to 58

February 13, 2019
3 death from Swine flu today, 53 new cases detected, toll goes up to 58

Gandhinagar: A total of 3 deaths due to swine flu occurred across Gujarat today taking the cumulative figure of mortality owing to H1N1 virus caused flu to 58. As per the daily bulletin issued by the state health department 2 deaths were in Bhavnagar district while one was in Botad today. Apart from this a total of 53 new cases were confirmed today, of these the largest number of 12 was in Ahmedabad. 8 new cases in Rajkot city and district, 5 in Sabarkantha district, 4...Read More

No death due to Swine flu today, Govt. claims- the cases would start to decline in a week

February 12, 2019
No death due to Swine flu today, Govt. claims- the cases would start to decline in a week

Gandhinagar:Principal Secretary of Health department in Gujarat, Mrs Jayanti Ravi today said that the swine flu cases would start to see a decline after almost a week time. Talking to newsmen she said that as per the studied trend the cases of swine flu have reached its peak and in a maximum of one more week it would start seeing decline. 'It is seen that the cases rise and reach a peak which it has attained after which it become flat which is called plateau statge and then...Read More

34 deaths due to swine flu in Rajkot this year so far, 6 in Ahmedabad, 55 deaths statewide since 1st January

February 11, 2019
34 deaths due to swine flu in Rajkot this year so far, 6 in Ahmedabad, 55 deaths statewide since 1st January

Rajkot/Ahmedabad: With another death of a patient, the total toll of deaths due to H1N1 swine flu has gone up at 34 in this season of winter in Rajkot. Meanwhile in Ahmedabad, there have been total 6 deaths due to swine flu this year so far. Last year the figure was 29 while in 2017, there had been 150 deaths due to swine flu in Ahmedabad. According to an official of Amdavad Municipal Corporation(AMC), there have been 399 cases of swine flu this year in the city so far, of them 213 were ...Read More

4 more deaths take Swine flu toll in Gujarat to 333, over 1150 still under treatment

August 28, 2017
4 more deaths take Swine flu toll in Gujarat to 333, over 1150 still under treatment

Gandhinagar: At least four more people including 2 women died owing to Swine flu today taking the toll owing to H1N! virus caused disease in Gujarat this year to 333. Two people including a woman died in the isolation ward of Rajkot civil hospitals isolation ward while one each died in Jamnagar and Anand (a woman). In-charge (epidemics) of Gujarat Dr Dinkar Rawal today said that till yesterday the death figure was 329. Number of total positive cases was 4431 of which ...Read More

Experts team from Center arrives Gujarat, hold series of meetings, visits civil hospital

August 22, 2017
Experts team from Center arrives Gujarat, hold series of meetings, visits civil hospital

Ahmedabad/Gandhinagar: A team of experts from the center (New Delhi) including a microbiologist, an specialist of respiratory diseases and an epidemiologist today arrived on a three day visit to Gujarat to study the reasons behind the spread of swine flu and prepare a comprehensive report suggesting additional measures to contain the H1N1 virus caused disease which has so far claimed over 280 lives in the state this year. The team consisting of Dr. Lalit Dar, Professor in the Dep...Read More