Rajasthan Swine Flu

Former Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot was admitted to Sawai Man Singh (SMS) Hospital here with a fever and low oxygen saturation after he tested positive for COVID-19 and swine flu.

Former Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot on Friday said he has tested positive for COVID-19 and swine flu.

Medicines used for the treatment of swine flu, malaria and HIV appear to have helped in the treatment of at least two coronavirus patients in Rajasthan, doctors and health officials in the state have told NDTV.

Swine flu has claimed the lives of 127 people in Rajasthan so far this year.

One more person died of swine flu in Rajasthan on Friday, taking the total death toll to 126 in the state so far this year.The patient who lost life was from Barmer district of the state.

As many as 79 fresh cases of Swine flu were detected in Rajasthan on Monday, according to data issued by the state's Health Department.

Officials will be sent to the five worst affected districts to monitor screening work and spread awareness among masses.

Five more swine flu deaths were reported on Saturday in Rajasthan, taking the total death count to 105 from the start of the year, confirmed the officials.

In view of rising cases of swine flu and deaths due to the disease in Gujarat and Punjab, the Union Health Ministry has sent two teams to assess the situation and assist the states in strengthening their response mechanism to contain the ailment.

A 100 cases of swine flu have been detected in a day in Rajasthan, where the disease has cost 100 lives since the beginning of this year. Official figures said 100 cases were detected across the state yesterday - 9 people have died over the last 48 hours. Alarmed by the spike, the government has started a mammoth screening drive.

Rajasthan continues to remain the worst hit with swine flu as the number of disease-related deaths hit 85 in the state, while 2,263 patients have been found positive with the influenza, according to a National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) report released on February 3.

The number of dead due to swine flu in Rajasthan has increased to 86 with one more death in Bhilwara district, officials said Monday.

The death toll in the country this year due to swine flu has soared to 226 with the H1N1 virus claiming 31 more lives in a week till Monday, while the number of those affected crossed the 6,000 mark with Rajasthan topping the list with 34 per cent of the total number of cases.

The capital reported the third highest number with 532 people being infected with the H1N1 virus. However, no death has been reported due to the flu in the national capital so far.

The death toll due to swine flu in the country has soared to 169 this year while 4,571 people have tested positive for the virus, with Rajasthan accounting for over 40 per cent of the cases.

Former Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot was admitted to Sawai Man Singh (SMS) Hospital here with a fever and low oxygen saturation after he tested positive for COVID-19 and swine flu.

Former Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot on Friday said he has tested positive for COVID-19 and swine flu.

Medicines used for the treatment of swine flu, malaria and HIV appear to have helped in the treatment of at least two coronavirus patients in Rajasthan, doctors and health officials in the state have told NDTV.

Swine flu has claimed the lives of 127 people in Rajasthan so far this year.

One more person died of swine flu in Rajasthan on Friday, taking the total death toll to 126 in the state so far this year.The patient who lost life was from Barmer district of the state.

As many as 79 fresh cases of Swine flu were detected in Rajasthan on Monday, according to data issued by the state's Health Department.

Officials will be sent to the five worst affected districts to monitor screening work and spread awareness among masses.

Five more swine flu deaths were reported on Saturday in Rajasthan, taking the total death count to 105 from the start of the year, confirmed the officials.

In view of rising cases of swine flu and deaths due to the disease in Gujarat and Punjab, the Union Health Ministry has sent two teams to assess the situation and assist the states in strengthening their response mechanism to contain the ailment.

A 100 cases of swine flu have been detected in a day in Rajasthan, where the disease has cost 100 lives since the beginning of this year. Official figures said 100 cases were detected across the state yesterday - 9 people have died over the last 48 hours. Alarmed by the spike, the government has started a mammoth screening drive.

Rajasthan continues to remain the worst hit with swine flu as the number of disease-related deaths hit 85 in the state, while 2,263 patients have been found positive with the influenza, according to a National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) report released on February 3.

The number of dead due to swine flu in Rajasthan has increased to 86 with one more death in Bhilwara district, officials said Monday.

The death toll in the country this year due to swine flu has soared to 226 with the H1N1 virus claiming 31 more lives in a week till Monday, while the number of those affected crossed the 6,000 mark with Rajasthan topping the list with 34 per cent of the total number of cases.

The capital reported the third highest number with 532 people being infected with the H1N1 virus. However, no death has been reported due to the flu in the national capital so far.

The death toll due to swine flu in the country has soared to 169 this year while 4,571 people have tested positive for the virus, with Rajasthan accounting for over 40 per cent of the cases.