Tamil Nadu Swine Flu

Two women, one of them pregnant, have died of swine flu at the government hospital, sources in the facility said Tuesday.

A teenage girl and a man, undergoing treatment for swine flu, died at the government hospital in Tamil Nadu's Coimbatore, hospital sources said Wednesday.

An eight-year old boy suffering from swine flu died today at the Coimbatore Medical College Hospital, sources in the hospital said.

There has been a spurt in swine flu cases reported from Gujarat due to the H1N1 virus that has killed 242 people across the western state this year, next only to Maharashtra where official statistics compiled by the Union Health Ministry indicate 400 people have died. The spike in deaths has prompted the Vijay Rupani government to ask doctors to pr...

The Tamil Nadu state already had their hands full with the Dengue cases, but there's no respite for them as the H1N1 virus has swept them away, with almost 3000 cases being reported since January.

Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Kerala worst hit by the flu tragedy. Air borne transmission makes it tough for prevention measures to work.

A 51-year-old woman, who was undergoing treatment for swine flu (H1N1), died today at the government hospital here.

Puducherry Chief Minister N Rangasamy today informed the Assembly that the government hospitals and the Centre for Chest Diseases were fully equipped with drugs and other facilities to diagnose and treat the patients complaining of swine flu.

11 persons have died due to swine flu in the state so far with over 300 persons being infected from the 'seasonal flu', the Tamil Nadu government said today.

The union health ministry on Friday reviewed the swine flu situation in various states, including Madhya Pradesh, Haryana and Gujarat.

A 44-year-old man, hailing from Gobichettipalayam in Erode district, died of swine flu in the Government Hospital in Coimbatore on Tuesday, hospital sources said.

A 55-year-old man from Tirupur died of swine flu at a government hospital in Coimbatore on Tuesday, hospital sources said.

A 55-year-old woman succumbed to swine flu at the Government Rajaji Hospital on Tuesday, taking the A(H1N1) virus toll in the state to three this month.

A 35-year-old woman, who tested positive for swine flu, died at the government general hospital on Monday, becoming the second victim of the A(H1N1) virus in recent weeks in Tamil Nadu. "The woman tested positive for swine flu virus and she died this evening," a senior health department official told PTI on Monday. Hailing from Tiruporur on the c...

Three members of a family, including a five-month-old child tested positive for swine flu on Sunday at Tirupur. While a man is being treated at his house, his daughter-in-law and grandchild were admitted to a private hospital and kept in isolation, hospital sources said. They said all three showed symptoms of swine flu, which was confirmed after ...

Two women, one of them pregnant, have died of swine flu at the government hospital, sources in the facility said Tuesday.

A teenage girl and a man, undergoing treatment for swine flu, died at the government hospital in Tamil Nadu's Coimbatore, hospital sources said Wednesday.

An eight-year old boy suffering from swine flu died today at the Coimbatore Medical College Hospital, sources in the hospital said.

There has been a spurt in swine flu cases reported from Gujarat due to the H1N1 virus that has killed 242 people across the western state this year, next only to Maharashtra where official statistics compiled by the Union Health Ministry indicate 400 people have died. The spike in deaths has prompted the Vijay Rupani government to ask doctors to pr...

The Tamil Nadu state already had their hands full with the Dengue cases, but there's no respite for them as the H1N1 virus has swept them away, with almost 3000 cases being reported since January.

Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Kerala worst hit by the flu tragedy. Air borne transmission makes it tough for prevention measures to work.

A 51-year-old woman, who was undergoing treatment for swine flu (H1N1), died today at the government hospital here.

Puducherry Chief Minister N Rangasamy today informed the Assembly that the government hospitals and the Centre for Chest Diseases were fully equipped with drugs and other facilities to diagnose and treat the patients complaining of swine flu.

11 persons have died due to swine flu in the state so far with over 300 persons being infected from the 'seasonal flu', the Tamil Nadu government said today.

The union health ministry on Friday reviewed the swine flu situation in various states, including Madhya Pradesh, Haryana and Gujarat.

A 44-year-old man, hailing from Gobichettipalayam in Erode district, died of swine flu in the Government Hospital in Coimbatore on Tuesday, hospital sources said.

A 55-year-old man from Tirupur died of swine flu at a government hospital in Coimbatore on Tuesday, hospital sources said.

A 55-year-old woman succumbed to swine flu at the Government Rajaji Hospital on Tuesday, taking the A(H1N1) virus toll in the state to three this month.

A 35-year-old woman, who tested positive for swine flu, died at the government general hospital on Monday, becoming the second victim of the A(H1N1) virus in recent weeks in Tamil Nadu. "The woman tested positive for swine flu virus and she died this evening," a senior health department official told PTI on Monday. Hailing from Tiruporur on the c...

Three members of a family, including a five-month-old child tested positive for swine flu on Sunday at Tirupur. While a man is being treated at his house, his daughter-in-law and grandchild were admitted to a private hospital and kept in isolation, hospital sources said. They said all three showed symptoms of swine flu, which was confirmed after ...