80 more swine flu cases, three deaths in Gujarat

There seems to be no respite from swine flu. On Thursday, 80 more swine flu cases were reported in the state, while one patient died in Valsad. Separately, the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation said that two patients succumbed in the city.The death toll because of swine flu since January 1, 2019, went up to 53 with these cases.

The state health department said that 80 new cases were confirmed on Thursday, taking the total number of swine flu cases in the state since January 1 to 1,117. Gujarat has reported the third highest number of cases after Rajasthan and Delhi.

The officials said that 26 new cases were reported in Ahmedabad city, 15 in Vadodara city, six in Surat city, five in Banaskantha, and four in Bhavnagar city. Three cases each were reported from Rajkot and Gandhinagar, and two each in Bhavnagar, Junagadh city, Kheda, and Surendranagar.

One case each was confirmed in Sabarkantha, Amreli, Rajkot city, Kutch, Morbi, Bharuch, Jamnagar city, Devbhoomi Dwarka, Botad, and Gir Somnath.

The health department said that 650 patients have recovered so far, while 416 are under treatment.