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Swine flu claims 26 lives in Punjab, 18 in Haryana, 3 in Chandigarh

Swine flu claims 26 lives in Punjab, 18 in Haryana, 3 in Chandigarh

Written by Agencies |Published : February 20, 2015 12:22 PM IST

Chandigarh, Feb 19: At least 47 people have died due to swine flu in Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh this year, health officials said here Thursday. While Punjab has reported 82 confirmed cases and another nearly 100 suspected cases, 120 cases have been reported in Haryana. In Punjab 26 people have died in recent days, while in Haryana 18 people have died. Three people have died in Chandigarh due to the H1N1 virus. (Read: Swine flu in India: Cases cross 11,000 mark, Ajit Seth to chair a high-level meeting)

Health officials in both states said that monitoring of people suspected to have symptoms of swine flu was being done and confirmed cases were being treated in isolation wards of hospitals. They said that adequate stocks of medicines were available and people were being made aware about the spread of the disease. While some people are going in for preventive vaccination, a number of people were getting themselves tested for the disease, said Gagan Arora, a general practitioner. (Read: 10 facts about swine flu you should know )

Source: IANS

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