State Epidemic Director reviews 11 swine flu deaths in Surat

The city of Surat has become a Swine-Flu capital of Gujarat with 11 deaths so far, highest in the state. The city has reported 141 H1N1 positive cases so far.

The state government on Tuesday sent state epidemic director Dr. Sudhir Gandhi and Nodal officer Dr. Kamlesh Upadhyay to Surat. Both Gandhi and Upadhyay called on a meeting of local doctors to discuss how to prevent further spread of swine flu and deaths ration related to this disease. Dr. Gandhi and Upadhyay visited new civil hospital, Mahavir hospital and Smimer hospital.

So far total 26 swine flu positive patients have died in Gujarat. Of this,11 deaths are reported in Surat, 9 deaths in Ahmedabad, five in Vadodara and two in Rajkot.