50 more swine flu cases in Telangana


Posted on 27th Jan 2015 05:09 pm by mohit kumar

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.

Did you know?Explore Trending and Topic pages for more stories like this.
0 Like 0 Dislike
Previous news Next news
Other news

8th Pay Commission Big Update: Chennai Meeting Begins Today, 7% Annual Increment Could Change Salary Math

The latest round of consultations has begun in Chennai, putting the salary, pension and allowance

Guide students to achieve academic brilliance: President to VCs

New Delhi, Feb 5 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee Thursday told vice chancellors of central un

Maharashtra: Sanjay Raut's Dussehra will be spent in jail, bail hearing postponed till October 10

A hearing on the bail of Shiv Sena Sanjay Raut, who has been in jail for nearly two months in Mum

The Marvels Hindi Teaser: Kamala's amazing performance with 'Captain Marvel', first teaser of 'The Marvels' released

Marvel's superhero movies have fans all over the world. There is good news for the fans. The Marv

Javed Akhtar Breaks Silence on 'Dhurandhar' Being Labeled a Propaganda Film; Says: 'Every Filmmaker's Job Is...'

Directed by Aditya Dhar, Dhurandhar and Dhurandhar 2 have scripted history at the box office with

Nine migrant labourers returning home after nationwide coronavirus lockdown killed in two separate road accidents

कोरोनोवायरस लॉकडाउन के बीच घर लौट रहà

Within 24 hours, more than 2.33 lakh patients were found, 1.22 lakh people were cured and 1338 died.

Things have worsened in the country. Coronavirus has engulfed the entire country. In every state,

Defence secretary given additional charge of DRDO post

New Delhi, Jan 30 (IANS) Defence Secretary R.K. Mathur was Friday given the additional charge o

Kisan Andolan: Peasant movement again in the dock due to the murder of Dalit youth, will Singhu border be empty now!

The brutal murder of Lakhbir Singh, a Dalit youth resident of Tarn Taran in Punjab, on the Singhu

Kalyan Jewellers Shares Rise on UBS ₹900 Target: What Are the Earnings Prospects?

Shares of Kalyan Jewellers India gained more than 2% in early trade on Tuesday, outperforming the

Sign up to write
Sign up now if you have flare of writing..
Login   |   Register
Follow Us
Indyaspeak @ Facebook Indyaspeak @ Twitter Indyaspeak @ Pinterest RSS



Play Free Quiz and Win Cash