The government confirmed that 22 persons succumbed to H1N1 flu from January till August 5, including three deaths on Thursday. However, the deaths were mainly due to patients being rushed to hospitals in the critical stage. As a result even after extending best of medical treatment and ventilator support, such patients were not responding to the treatment, Health Minister Danam Nagender said on Friday.

The Health Minister accompanied by the Health Department officials, told reporters that the district Collectors and District Medical and Health Officials were directed to step up measures to contain spread of infectious diseases like H1N1, diarrhoea, malaria. He appealed to people that if flu symptoms did not subside even after two days, then they should visit any of the 85 notified hospitals including 44 private hospitals, fully equipped for treating H1N1 patients.

Published Date : Saturday, Aug 7, 07:20pm IST

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