Hyderabad, Jan 24 (IANS) Fifty new cases of swine flu have been reported in Telangana, officials said Saturday.
With this, the number of swine flu cases in the state has mounted to 290.
Government-run hospitals in Hyderabad have sent blood samples of 100 more people for H1N1 tests to the Institute of Preventive Medicine (IPM) here.
Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences (NIMS) director L. Narendranath Saturday told reporters that one woman died of swine flu Friday, taking the toll to 21.
Narendranath, who is also the government's spokesman on swine flu, said 12 people died last month and nine this month.
He said 150 beds have been arranged at Osmania Hospital and NIMS to deal with the increasing number of cases.
Patients, who don't require life support system, are being shifted from Gandhi Hospital, the nodal centre for swine flu, to other hospitals so that doctors can attend to critical cases.
The authorities have arranged sufficient number of beds and medicines at major government-run hospitals in Hyderabad, which along with neighbouring Ranga Reddy district, account for 90 percent of the cases.
The spokesman said 24 mobile medical teams, with two doctors and an auxiliary nurse each, have been pressed into service in Hyderabad and Ranga Reddy.
The teams are also screening the inmates of those houses, which reported positive cases.
Cases of coronavirus infection are being seen increasing once again in many countr
Mars Orbiter mission extended for another six months
Bengaluru, March 24 (IANS) India's maiden Mars Orbiter mission was extended for another six mon
Nadda promises updated healthcare strategy
New Delhi, Feb 26 (IANS) Union Health Minister J.P. Nadda Thursday said the government is commi
Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, and Telangana have managed to remain at the top of the list of seven bes
Clarke out of Australia's WC opener against England
Melbourne, Feb 12 (IANS) Australia coach Darren Lehmann Thursday confirmed captain Michael Clar
Dragon's disturbance in the close friendship of India and Bhutan! Buffer zone in danger, know
India's concern has been raised in the virtual meeting of the foreign ministers of Bhutan and Chi
The heartbreaking Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad, Gujarat not only took away hundreds of live
Pessimistic about Palestinian-Israeli peace, say experts
Jaipur, Jan 24 (IANS) It is one of the enduring problems of the world and the Palestinian-Israe
The phone rings suddenly at nine o'clock in the night. Seeing the call of the boss, Siddharth pic
Why is International Harry Potter Day celebrated, know who started it?
Everyone remembers the Harry Potter film and TV series. It had many parts and each part
