A 43-year-old Khopoli resident succumbed to swine flu in Kasturba Hospital on Thursday afternoon, taking the city toll to 11. The man, who was a hypertension patient, was admitted on February 11 with breathlessness and symptoms of swine flu. According to the hospital, he was on ventilator and his condition deteriorated very fast. "He died of respiratory failure and had bilateral lobar pneumonia, a complication of H1N1."
A 43-year-old Khopoli resident succumbed to swine flu in Kasturba Hospital on Thursday afternoon, taking the city toll to 11. The man, who was a hypertension patient, was admitted on February 11 with breathlessness and symptoms of swine flu. According to the hospital, he was on ventilator and his condition deteriorated very fast. "He died of respiratory failure and had bilateral lobar pneumonia, a complication of H1N1."
So far, the virus has killed 81 in Maharashtra, out of which eight died in the last 24 hours. In last three days, 68 Mumbaikars have tested positive for the virus. While most of them are stable and taking treatment from OPD, BMC health officials have said people falling in high-risk category need to be extra careful.
"Most of these patients are stable. There is no need to panic... People with co-morbid factors — hypertension, diabetes, immunosuppression — need to be careful. If our prevention instructions are followed, there is nothing to worry about," said Dr Mangala Gomare, in-charge of the epidemeology department, BMC.
The state health ministry has been holding meeting at regular intervals and keeping a tab on H1N1 development in Maharashtra. It has asked private hospitals to cooperate and create isolation facility for swine flu patients, if required. The ministry is trying its best to ensure Tamiflu and vaccinations are available in the city.
Union health ministry, in its revised guidelines issued on Wednesday, has classified flu cases into category A (under which patients do not need testing and can stay at home but must avoid contact with high-risk family members), category B (ie patients who do not need H1N1 tests but may need Oseltamivir) and category C (those who may have breathlessness and low blood pressure, who should be tested and hospitalised).
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