H1N1 claims 2 more in Auranagabad

Manisha Ingle (25) from Dongaon village of Bulhana district and Vijay Pawar (24) from Vadigodri of Jalna district died on Friday. Manisha,who had been hospitalised for three days,was put on a ventilator after being diagnosed with acute respiratory distress syndrome. Dr Mangala Borkar,head of Medicine department,GMCH told The Indian Express that the swine flu symptoms in her body were diagnosed after the GMCH received her swab reports from the National Institute of Virology (NIV),Pune.

Vijay Pawar had been under treatment for a week. The throat swab of the deceased Pawar has been sent to the NIV.

At present,11 people affected with swine flu have been admitted to GMCH,of which the swab reports of four have tested positive. “Their condition is critical,” Dr. Borkar said. The GMCH is awaiting reports of their throat swabs from NIV. The GMCH has forwarded 61 swab samples to NIV in the last month and received 57 reports till date. Of this 15 tested positive.

On Thursday,five people died of H1N1,the highest in a single day so far in the region. All of them had complications and developed acute respiratory distress syndrome.

The Aurangabad Municipal Corporation has begun H1N1 screening and treatment facilities at all five corporation- run hospitals. “About 200 patients were screened on the very first day at these hospitals,” Aurangabad Mayor Anita Ghodele said.

Meanwhile,Aurangabad MP Chandrakant Khaire today reviewed the government’s preparedness to deal with the situation in a meeting of the administration and health officials. The MP assured that all necessary support to deal with H1N1 cases would be provided. He also visited the swine flu special ward at GMCH.