The two dreaded diseases swine flu and dengue have claimed 37 lives in the State in past three months. Of the total 37 deaths reported due to these deadly diseases in the State 32 persons died of swine flu between July 1 and October 19 while 5 persons died of dengue from September 1 to October 19, 2015. From July 1 to October19, 626 samples of suspected cases of critical and sensitive patients of swine flu have been sent to the lab for test. Of the total 626 patients report of 620 patients has come, 121 are positive and 499 are negative while report of 6 patients is yet to come.
At present, seven patients of swine flu are under treatment and observation in different hospitals of the State, of them 04 are hospitalised in Government hospitals while five are in undergoing treatment in private hospitals.
In Government hospitals, there are no patients on ventilators while in private hospitals 02 patients are on ventilators.
From 1 July 2015, to till date 32 causalities have been reported in the state from this dreaded disease.
From September 1 to October 19, 1228 patients of Dengue were found in 43 districts of the state and from January 1, 2015 to October 19, 2015 a total of 1329 cases of Dengue were found positive in the state. At present there are 92 patients of Dengue under treatment in different hospitals of the State. Five causalities have been reported by this dreaded disease in the State from September 1 to October 19, 2015.