Incidence of swine flu cases continued to be reported in Kerala with the total number of patients who tested positive this month increasing to 30 by last night. According to H1N1 monitoring cell of the health department, the highest number of 16 cases were reported from Thiruvananthapuram followed by Kollam (7), Kannur (3) and Alappuzha, Ernakulam, Thrissur and Malappuram one each.
However, no death has been reported after one patient died of the infection at Ernakulam General Hospital on June 9, taking the H1N1 toll in the state to 47 since its outbreak last year.
Meanwhile, the spread of other types of viral fever continued to cause worry in several parts of the state with patients pouring into government and private hospitals.
However, health department sources claimed the siutation was under control and all possible measures had been taken to check the spread of the disease.
In many of the fever cases, the patients were given medicine and were asked to take bed rest at home since there was no need for hospitalisation, a health department spokesman said.
Mobile medical services had been pressed into service in worst affected areas. Hygiene campaign had also been stepped up with the involvement of state agencies, civic bodies and NGOs since viral infections were caused by mosquitoes.
Source http://www.hindustantimes.com/H1NI-flu-cases-rise-to-30-in-Kerala/Article1-556614.aspx
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