Samples of as many as 37 suspected swine flu patients were sent to National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) from Chhattisgarh on Thursday.
Out of total 202 samples sent till date, 27 have tested positive while three persons have died due to H1N1 influenza in the State, said Director, Health Services, R Prasanna.
Meanwhile, two more suspected patients were admitted to Dr BR Ambedkar Memorial Hospital while taking the total suspected patients under treatment in the Isolation Ward of Dr Ambedkar Hospital to five.
Both the new suspected patients are from Raipur including one from Fafadih and another from Heerapur, said Public Relations Officer (PRO) of Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar Hospital Dr Shubhdra Singh.
She said that 25 more samples of suspected swine flu patients were collected on Thursday including 16 from Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar Hospital and 9 from outside.
Prasanna informed about the stock of Tamiflu and said that 7036 tablets of 75 mg, 264 tablets of 30 mg and 92 syrups are in stock.
The health authorities claimed to have taken all possible steps to check the disease. Apart from establishing isolation wards at major hospitals like Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar Hospital Raipur, Chhattisgarh Institute of Medical Sciences, Bilaspur, the Department has made arrangements for treatment of swine flu at district hospitals.
Even the Chief Minister Raman Singh had given instructions to the authorities for taking steps to check swine flu and jaundice in the State.
A single member team from Central government has arrived in Raipur to review the status of jaundice.
Dr Mohan Poplani from Chennai reached here on Thursday and will review the situation by visiting various jaundice hit localities.