Of the victims, only one was from Mumbai; 28 people, including 9 locals, have succumbed to H1N1 virus so far, says BMC
Four people, including one from Mumbai, have succumbed to swine flu in the past 24 hours. As per figures released by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, the H1N1 virus has claimed 28 lives in city hospitals so far this year. Of the victims, nine are from Mumbai.
"Out of the four, only a 61-year-old Dongri resident is a Mumbai death. The Dongri resident was admitted to Habib Hospital on March 6. She had diabetes and hypertension. She died of acute respiratory distress syndrome with renal failure," said Dr Mangala Gomare, in-charge of the epidemiology cell in BMC.
In the latest casualties, BMC health officials said, three out of the four patients were suffering from other ailments like diabetes and hypertension. Only a 34-year-old women from Koparkhairane in Navi Mumbai didn't have any secondary ailment.
"The Koparkhairane resident was transferred to Kasturba Hospital on Thursday and died within hours of admission. She had respiratory failure and pneumonia," said Dr Gomare, assuring that there was no need to panic.
While the swine flu numbers for the city has 28, the virus has so far killed 270 in the state and infected 3,500.
Dr Pradip Awate, state's epidemiology cell incharge said that their main focus was early screening and diagnosis. "We have observed that in most of the swine flu deaths reported in the city, the medical help was delayed leading to delay in starting the treatment."
Dr Awate said that it was the physician's discretion to decide on dosages. "The dosages can be stepped up in case a person has serious H1N1 complications or suffers from secondary diseases."
He added that in case of patients down with swine flu as well as other complications, the immunity levels are very low, which results in the infection going high. "To understand the H1N1 disease pattern, the state is conducting an epidemiological mapping. It's a system where we will track every infected patient and follow up once they recover."
According to a study by the state government, 70% of the swine flu patients hail from urban areas. A break-up of the numbers show that 60% of the patients are women.
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