H1N1 positives toll mounts to 31
6:48 PM Posted by ukmad
Today 3 results were received out of which 2 were found positive for H1N1 influenza one male and one female within age group of 18 to 20 years.
With this the total number of affected persons by the virus is now 31 in Belgaum.
Belgaum H1N1 positives 29
8:31 PM Posted by ukmad
Today 9 results were received out of which 1 sample of a 10 year old boy was found positive for H1N1 influenza. This takes the total affected persons to 29.
One dies of swine flu affected persons now to 28
6:24 PM Posted by ukmad
One person who had died on 30-08-09 in a private hospital was suffering from kidney and lung problems whose swab test was taken on 29-08-09, today his result showed up that he had H1N1 virus.
The name of the deceased was declared late night as Dattatray Ramchandra Kulkarni (45) of Athani Police station. He sis survived by his wife, son and daughter.
This means the first death by swine flu in Belgaum.
Today 9 results were received from NIMHANS out of which 3 were found positive for H1N1 influenza virus. All the 3 are males. Two are from Belgaum city and one from Ramdurg.
With this the total persons affected by H1N1 virus has now risen to 28.
25 H1N1 positives in Belgaum
7:43 PM Posted by ukmad
Today 14 results were received from NIMHANS out of which 6 were found to be positive with the H1N1 virus. This takes the total of patients affected with the H1N1 Influenza to 25 in Belgaum.
Out of the 6 detected today 3 are males and 3 females between the age group of 19 to 34 years. One is from Kolhapur, one from HHHukkeri Taluka, one from Raibag Taluka and other three from Belgaum city.
As of today 110 results have come in and another 85 results are still awaited.
Swine flu now to 19
10:08 AM Posted by ukmad
Yesterday two children aged 9 & 10 were found positive with the H1N1 virus taking the total number of persons affected with this virus in Belgaum to 19.
17 persons now affected by swine flu in Belgaum
8:43 PM Posted by ukmad
Today out of the 7 results that came in from NIMHANS, 4 were found positive, which takes the total number of persons affected by the virus to 17 in the city.
H1N1 positives 13 now
10:15 AM Posted by ukmad
The number of patients with H1N1 virus is increasing in Belgaum not at a alarming rate tough. As of 25-08-2009, total people affected with this virus are now 13.
180 samples have been sent for test and only 63 results have been received. The number of screening teams has been increased to 25.
H1N1 cases rise to 10 in Belgaum
8:36 AM Posted by ukmad
Yesterday 5 results came in from NIMHANS and all tested positive for H1N1 virus. This takes the total infected people by this Virus to 10 in Belgaum.
Until now, 63 results have been received for the 146 swab samples sent to NIMHANS. Six more samples were taken yesterday as they were suspected to have the virus.
Swine flu update 20-08-2009
6:49 PM Posted by ukmad
Today 9 more persons were suspected for H1N1 virus and samples were taken for test, 8 from District hospital and 1 from KLE.
Today a 7 member team of doctors visited St.Joeshps Convent School and examined all students and teachers as the 12 year old H1N1 positive case found yesterday is from the same school.
Students and teachers were given information about the virus.
2 more H1N1 positive patients total to 4 now
7:14 PM Posted by ukmad
Out of the 26 swab test results that were received today 2 more patients have been confirmed to have been affected by the H1N1 virus in Belgaum. This takes the total of H1N1 positives to four in the city.
Till date 111 samples have been sent for testing and results of 49 have come in.
Santosh Nagappa, a 19-year-old student who was one of the H1N1 positive cases in the city said that he was recovering fast. Manoj Daddikar (16) is the second one is also on the same line of recovery.
Belgaum Swine flu update as of 18-08-09
8:00 AM Posted by ukmad
30 new H1N1 suspected patients were found in the district, District Hospital and five by KLE hospital identified 25.
Samples have been sent to NIMHANS. Until date, results of 23 samples have been received and only TWO patients have tested positive.
17 screening centers have been formulated.
District hospital has sufficient stock of medicines to fight swine flu and there is no need to panic.
2 swine flu positive patients in Belgaum
6:12 PM Posted by ukmad
Two persons are amongst the 21 persons whose swab samples were sent to NIMHANs Bangalore for testing which have tested positive for A (H1N1) virus. The rest 21 tests were negative.
One is from Kanbargi, a 14 years old boy who had traveled to Pune recently and other is an 18 year old from Honnur of Bailhongal Taluk who was studying in a hostel in Shindoli, both of them have been admitted to the District hospital and their condition is normal with no complications.
Today 20 new swab samples were sent for test to NIMHANS. From 10-08-2009, 9386 persons have been screened. Out of which 70 swab samples have been sent for tests.
Belgaum Control Room: 0831-2468320
Swine flu scare all over Belgaum has medical teams at railway station
4:30 PM Posted by ukmad
With the rising toll of swine flu deaths in the country each one is now concerned about his/her safety especially people in the most affected town like Pune, Mumbai etc.
Pune is barely 350 kms from Belgaum and there is heavy inflow of visitors from Pune into Belgaum on a daily basis. District administration has deployed medical teams at railway stations and bus stands in the city and in border areas to examine passengers arriving from Maharashtra. More than 500 people were scanned for the scary virus but not even a single case has been reported yet.
But the urgency and effective scanning is missing. The bus stand team worked just for an hour on Sunday afternoon. Only 15 passengers who came from Maharashtra were attended to. Trains from Pune arrive in Belgaum at 9.15 am, 1.25 pm and 12.45 am, but the team only examined passengers of morning train.
The KLE’s Prabhakar Kore hospital has already kept itself ready with a 9 bed isolated ward for Swine flu patients. It has also kept its team of doctors ready for an emergency.
All schools and colleges have been closed for 7 days in Pune and all malls and cinemas as well for 3 days, so what will the Punite do now, he should take rest in house as Doctors suggest.
The flow of visitors from Pune might increase due to this. The district administration must be geared up and cautious always to stop the virus at the border only.
Source: Express Buzz
