Director-General of Health Services, Dr GS Joshi, claimed on Wednesday the State Health Department was on alert mode on swine flu front although the disease was under control. Meanwhile, officials of the department said 266 samples from suspected patients were collected in the State till date.
The department has received reports of 196 samples while reports of 70 samples are awaited. The DG said 46 people in the state have been found positive for the disease.
He said seven people in the State had died due to the disease so far out of which four were from Dehardun and three from Haridwar. Dr Joshi said maximum number of swine flu patients was reported from the capital city of Dehradun. The DG said the districts had been directed to keep a close watch on the suspected patients of Swine flu. He said people should be educated about the symptoms of disease so that people did not get scared of it.