H1N1 killing more women than men
But Virus Infects More Males; Maharashtra Records Highest No. Of Deaths
In India
New
Delhi: The H1N1 flu virus in India has infected more males but has
killed more females.
In an analysis done by the Union health ministry on H1N1 swine flu
infections till November 8, the virus was found to have infected almost
3,000 more men than women—8,997 men and 5,933 women. But death figures
show that 258 women have succumbed to the infection as compared to 248
men.
In total, India, till November 8, had recorded 14,930 positive cases
of H1N1 infection with 506 deaths. However, according to the latest
figures available, till November 20, the number of infected Indians had
reached 16,201 while 543 deaths had been recorded.
Till November 8, Maharashtra recorded the highest number of deaths
due to H1N1 swine flu infection (212) followed by Karnataka 119, Andhra
Pradesh 46, Gujarat 43 and Kerala 22. Other states where deaths have
crossed double figures include
Rajasthan (20) and Delhi (19). As far as positive cases of H1N1
infection are concerned, Delhi tops
the list with 3,853 cases, followed by Maharashtra 3,728 cases, Tamil
Nadu 1,665, Karnataka 1,513, Kerala 1,096 and Haryana 739.
Andhra Pradesh has recorded 686 positive cases of H1N1, Uttar
Pradesh 510, Rajasthan 362 and Gujarat 280. Only four states have not
recorded a single case of H1N1 infection. They are Lakshwadeep, Sikkim,
Arunachal Pradesh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Tripura. According to
Union health minister Ghulam Nabi Azad, India has already spent Rs 332
crore to combat swine flu. Direct financial assistance to states has
been in the form of Tamiflu being supplied and training being imparted
to state officials.
He told TOI, “Our indigenous swine flu vaccine should be available
by March. The foreign vaccines presently being used globally are being
tested in India now. 0nce found safe, we will import them by the end of
this year for use on health care workers and front line staff.”
H1N1 hospital in TN shut after protest
Coimbatore: India’s first-ever exclusive hospital for treating H1N1
patients, set up by the Coimbatore corporation, was shut down even
before its formal launch following angry protests from residents, who
feared spread of the deadly virus in their locality if the hospital was
allowed to function. Nearly one-third of Tamil Nadu’s over 2,000 H1N1
cases were reported from Coimbatore. The civic body’s hospital at
Pappanaickenpalayam in Coimbatore, was being readied. But on Friday,
scores of men and women from the locality gathered outside the hospital
and staged a protest. The administration then decided to “temporarily’’
shelve the proposal for the hospital. TNN VIRULENT ATTACK
Health ministry report says H1N1 virus has infected 8,997 men and
5,933 women While 258 women died of the infection, the virus claimed 248
men
Till date, 16,201 have been infected with the virus
212 died in Maharashtra, while the virus claimed 119 in K’taka, 46 in
Andhra Pradesh, 43 in Gujarat and 22 in Kerala
Not a single case of H1N1 flu infection reported in Lakshwadeep,
Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Tripura
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