Swine flu cases near 2,000 in Gujarat, cross 600 in Ahmedabad
There has been a sharp spike in swine flu cases in the last five days
Swine flu cases in the state zeroed in on 2,000 with 94 more cases coming to light on Sunday, even as two more patients succumbed to the H1N1 virus.
The state health department said that 94 seasonal flu cases were confirmed, taking the number of cases in the state since January 1, 2019, to 1,983. There has been a sharp spike in swine flu cases in the last five days.
Union health ministry data shows that Gujarat was ranked third in the country in swine flu cases after Rajasthan (3,508) and Delhi (2,278) as of Sunday. At 71, the death toll in Gujarat was the second highest after Rajasthan (127).
43 of the new cases were reported in Ahmedabad city, followed by 11 in Vadodara city, eight in Anand, and seven in Sabarkantha, the state authorities said in a release.
Three cases were reported in Rajkot and Kheda, and two each in Ahmedabad district, Mehsana, Rajkot city, Banaskantha, Porbandar, and Surendranagar. One case each was reported from Surat city, Bhavnagar rural, Patan, Bhavnagar city, Gandhinagar city, Gandhinagar rural, and Bharuch.
The release said that 632 swine flu patients are undergoing treatment, whereas 1,280 have recovered.