Swine Flu Death Toll Reaches To 10 In Telangana

Hyderabad: A 46-year-old woman succumbed to swine flu at state run Gandhi Hospital on Friday taking the death toll to 10 since August last year.

The woman hailing from Bahadurpura was undergoing treatment at since January 16.

Gandhi Hospital Superintendent Venkateshwar Reddy said that this is the fourth death due to swine flu at the hospital since January, adding all the victims were women.

Health officials attributed the rise in swine flu cases to cold weather and advised people to take all precautions. According to health officials, a total of 3,033 samples were tested from August 1, 2016, to January 18, 2017. Of these, 152 samples were found positive.

Gandhi Hospital Superintendent Venkateshwar Reddy said that this is the fourth death due to swine flu at the hospital since January, adding all the victims were women

The health department has advised people to approach hospitals at the onset of the first symptoms of swine flu like high fever, sneezing, cough and body ache.

It asked hospitals to isolate persons suspected to be suffering from swine flu and send their samples to the Institute of Preventive Medicine (IPM) here.