In the last 24 hours, two women died of swine flu in city hospitals — one a 33-year-old from Panvel and the other a 64-year-old from Virar, who was an ovarian cancer patient. The swine flu toll in the city is now 13.
In the last 24 hours, two women died of swine flu in city hospitals — one a 33-year-old from Panvel and the other a 64-year-old from Virar, who was an ovarian cancer patient. The swine flu toll in the city is now 13.
The Virar resident was admitted on February 16 to Holy Spirit Hospital. Doctors said she was critical from the day of admission. "She was already undergoing chemotherapy. She died on Saturday after suffering multi-organ failure," said Dr Mangala Gomare, epidemiology cell in-charge in BMC.
The Panvel resident was admitted to MGM Hospital on February 16. She was shifted to Kasturba Hospital in a critical condition on Friday night. "She died of respiratory failure with sepsis soon after arriving in the hospital. She was recently diagnosed with diabetes," Gomare said.
On Saturday, state chief secretary Swadheen Kshatriya held a meeting via video-conferencing with all senior health officials of civic corporations across Maharashtra.
The state health ministry has also directed private hospitals to cooperate, asking them to create isolation facilities by October.
So far, 36 Mumbaikars have tested positive for the virus. Across the state, 1,00,344 people have been screened for the virus, which has claimed 88 in Maharashtra. Apart from Nagpur, more swine flu deaths have been registered from Pune, Mumbai, Latur and Aurangabad.
While most patients in city are stable and taking treatment from OPD, doctors have warned those with co-morbid factors to be extremely careful but not panic.
Breach Candy hospital physician Dr Hemant Thacker said, "One doesn't need to panic if s/he has swine flu as the mortality rate is around 1%. With treatment, you can get better and most cases don't require hospitalisation. But a person needs to follow certain instructions so that the chain of infection is cut and the virus doesn't affect others who can be vulnerable."
People testing positive should wear a mask and stay at home in isolation if it is not serious, he added.
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