Monday, August 24, 2009

Fresh Swine Flu cases detected in Assam; 1 suspected death; countrywide toll rises to 66

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25 year old boy died of suspected swine flu at Biswanath Chaliali civil hospital on Sunday even as six persons are still undergoing treatment of the deadly H1N1 virus in Assam. Two more suspected swine flu patients have been admitted at the Nagaon civil hospital and the results are expected in a day or two. A suspected swine flu patient died at Biswanath Chariali Civil Hospital on Sunday. The patient died in the morning after he was admitted on Saturday evening. The patient was Sunmoni Hazarika, 25 year old a resident of Sotea Puroni gaon. He was suffering from fever and cough for the last one week. Sunmoni, who worked as a security guard with Himotsinka Company in Guwahati went to his home on leave on Friday. He was rushed to the primary health centre by his family members but was offered an ordinary treatment. He was admitted at the civil hospital as his condition deteriorated. When his condition was getting worse, the doctors suspected it to be a case of H1N1 virus infection. Then he was referred to the Tezpur Civil Hospital. But his family members could not shifted Suntu at night. Moreover, there was special treatment available for him and he died of this deadly virus early in the morning. It may be noted that altogether 6 persons from Assam have tested positive in H1N1 case. Two couples are among these infected persons besides a student and a private sector employee. An ex army jawan Raju Kumar Sinha tested positive and two days after his wife Hemawati Sinha was also confirmed to be a H1N1 virus case. Same it was the case with W R Yadav and his wife Sarika. Both the couples are under going treatment at the Base Hospital at Basistha in Guwahati. This has worried the family members of other army jawans. Apart from these couples, two others are IIT student Dhiraj Yadav who is undergoing treatment at the MMC Hospital while the last one is Monmit Gogoi undergoing treatment at the Assam Medical College Hospital. Two more suspected swine flu patients have been admitted at the Nagaon Bhugeswari Pkukononi Civil Hospital. The duo are Giasuddin from Bangalore and Dipankar Bora from Puronigudam area. There samples have been sent for test and results are expected in a day or two.

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