One more death was recorded due to swine flu in the State on Wednesday while taking the toll to three in Chhattisgarh. The number of swine flu patients in the State reached 26 with 4 patients testing positive in the report received from NCDC, New Delhi on Wednesday. A 25-year old pregnant woman had died at a private hospital on February 13 and the H1N1 was confirmed in the report received from National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Wednesday, said Director, Health Services, R Prasanna.
The victim was five-month pregnant and a resident of Bemetara district. She was admitted to a hospital with symptoms of swine flu. The samples were sent to NCDC but the patient succumbed before arrival of the report. Prasanna said that 165 samples of suspected swine flu samples had been sent to NCDC till date and received reports of 100 samples as on Wednesday. He said that the government has 7515 tablets of Tamiflu 75 mg, 264 tablets of 30 mg and 94 syrups for treatment of swine flu.
Notably, three swine flu patients have died within one week in the State. The first victim was a 27-year old teacher who had succumbed to the disease in a private hospital in Durg on February 12. This was followed by the death of 25-year old pregnant woman from Bemetara who had died in a private hospital in Raipur on February 13. The last victim was a 54-year old Auditor of Police Headquarters (PHQ) who had died at Apollo Hospital, Bilaspur, on February 16. Although the Health Department has sounded alert over swine flu, the authorities appealed people not to panic.