Swine Flu reports surge in Kerala

June 14, 2010

Monday, June 14, 2010, 16:45 [iST]

Thiruvananthapuram, Jun 14: H1N1, the highly contagious respiratory disease,

surged in Kerala by the last one month. A 24-year old woman died of Swine Flu at

the Medical College Hospital in Kottayam.

Buzz up!The victim was identified as Sheeja, the native of Cherthala. She got a

pneumonia, though underwent the treatment after complaining of the respiratory

problems.

The number of reported Swine Flu cases in Kerala in one month has increased by

40 by Monday, Jun 14, according to the H1N1 monitoring cell of the health

department.

The state also reported other types of fevers including 21 dengue fever cases,

seven rat fever (Leptospirosis) and two Chikungunya infections.

The reported HiN1 cases are from the districts including Kottayam,

Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Kannur, Alappuzha, Ernakulam, Thrissur and

Malappuram. The state has witnessed more than 45 deaths since the outbreak of

the disastrous fever, last year.

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