With four new swine flu deaths reported on Wednesday, toll from the influenza in the state has reached 104.
Eight more patients belonging to Rajasthan who had come to Ahmedabad for treatmentdied, taking the total death figure in the state to 112.
Besides, 20 new swine flu positive cases were identified on Wednesday. This takes the figure up to 667. The health and family welfare department informed. The positive cases have been identified in Ahmedabad, Rajkot, Bhuj, Jamnaagar, Bhavnagar, Palanpur, Himatnagar and Karamsad.
The Ahmedabad Medical Association (AMA) held a meeting with the state health officials and an official from National Rural health Mission (NRHM) was also present there.
In the meeting it was decided that the doctors can't quarantine all the suspected patients in hospitals. However, what they can do is they can keep a close watch on A-type patients, while B-type patients need to be given anti-swine flu medicine (Tamiflu).
The people who fall under A-type category just need to be under doctor's observation. They are less vulnerable to the virus.
Whereas patients who fall under B-type are more likely to spread the virus. The C-type are the ones who needs immediate indoor medical treatment.
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