Punjab News Express : reported that Nine new swine flu cases detected in UP

So far, 12 people have died in the state due to swine flu, the officials said. While the number of swine flu patients continue to grow in the state capital, most hospitals remain ill equipped and do not have isolation wards. Punjab News ExpressLUCKNOW : Nine students have tested positive for swine flu in the Uttar Pradesh capital, taking the total number of cases in the state to 150, health department officials said on Tuesday. The management of the schools where these children were studying have been asked to step up awareness and ensure a close watch on swine flu symptoms on other students. The state government has also asked all private hospitals and pathological labs to conduct swine flu confirmatory tests as government hospitals are under pressure with mounting patients.


Lucknow in grip of swine flu with 135 cases


Lucknow in grip of swine flu with 135 cases
Doctors blame the spread of the scourge on mobility of affected people and early onset of swine flu disease due to moisture. Most parts of Lucknow have been ensnared by the deadly swine flu and with six fresh cases on Monday the total number of people affected by the disease has reached 135. Read more: Swine flu cases rise in Ghaziabad and GB NagarExperts say awareness and precaution is the key to control the disease, especially when one goes out. And if the city areas were not enough cases were also reported from rural pockets of the district -- Sarojininagar and Kakori. SCHOOL ALERTWorried over the spread of swine flu in schools, the office of chief medical officer (CMO), Lucknow has forwarded a list of schools, whose students tested positive for swine flu in the past one week, to the district inspector of schools and asked him to run awareness campaigns there.

Third swine flu case reported

A second case was reported from Nabha after 65-year-old Karnail Singh tested positive for swine flu. Tribune News ServicePatiala, August 7A third case of swine flu was reported in Patiala. A 37-year-old man from Nabha, Varinder Singh, has been tested positive for swine flu. The first case reported was of a four-year-old girl from Rajpura, Himanshu Bansal. She tested positive for swine flu on July 23.


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