PUNE/MUMBAI: Even as two more woman died of swine flu in Pune and Mumbai, raising the nationwide toll to 29 with Pune being worst hit with 13 fatalities, the district authorities in Pune announced on Monday that the closure of educational institutions and cinema halls would be extended to August 23.
Of the three suspected deaths of the flu in Mumbai, one pregnant woman died of swine flu on Monday. So far, three persons have fallen victim to H1N1 virus in the financial capital of the country. In Pune, Bina Gonsalves (36), who was admitted to Sassoon hospital on August 15 in a critical state, collapsed late on Sunday night. She was a confirmed case of swine flu.
Pune district collector Chandrakant Dalvi said though the number of deaths in the city had come down over the last three days and the number of people visiting screening centres had also fallen, the number of suspected patients was still high.
"Guardian minister Ajit Pawar and divisional commissioner Dilip Band took the decision to keep schools, colleges, tuition classes, theatres and multiplexes closed till August 23. Earlier, schools and colleges were to stay shut till August 19," Dalvi said.
To check the spread of the H1N1 virus, the district administration has decided to rope in army medical establishments to upgrade screening and treatment facilities, besides making more beds available.
"The defence establishments have extended full co-operation," Dalvi said. The army medical establishments in the city include the Military Hospital, Khadki; Armed Forces Medical College (AFMC); Military Hospital (cardio-thoracic centre) and the Cantonment General Hospital. AFMC and Command Hospital spokesperson Lt Col Abhijit Rudra said: "The proposal to extend medical amenities to civilians has been discussed and we are looking at extending help".
Dalvi said the current bed capacity for the swine flu patients in various state government and municipal corporation hospitals is 466. "Our aim is to increase it to 1,000 beds in the next few days," he said.
The collector said 8,155 patients were screened on Monday, far less than the figures for Saturday (27,288) and Sunday (13,442). Also, there were only 687 suspected cases reported on Monday as against 1,374 cases on Saturday and 1,094 on Sunday. Twenty-four fresh positive cases were reported on Monday, bringing the total number of such cases to 598.
‘‘As of today, there are 243 patients admitted in different hospitals in the city,’’ Dalvi said. ‘‘Of these, 54 are H1N1 positive and 189 are suspected cases. Eight patients are on the ventilator — two at Sassoon hospital and six at Sahyadri hospital,’’ he said.
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Of the three suspected deaths of the flu in Mumbai, one pregnant woman died of swine flu on Monday. So far, three persons have fallen victim to H1N1 virus in the financial capital of the country. In Pune, Bina Gonsalves (36), who was admitted to Sassoon hospital on August 15 in a critical state, collapsed late on Sunday night. She was a confirmed case of swine flu.
Pune district collector Chandrakant Dalvi said though the number of deaths in the city had come down over the last three days and the number of people visiting screening centres had also fallen, the number of suspected patients was still high.
"Guardian minister Ajit Pawar and divisional commissioner Dilip Band took the decision to keep schools, colleges, tuition classes, theatres and multiplexes closed till August 23. Earlier, schools and colleges were to stay shut till August 19," Dalvi said.
To check the spread of the H1N1 virus, the district administration has decided to rope in army medical establishments to upgrade screening and treatment facilities, besides making more beds available.
"The defence establishments have extended full co-operation," Dalvi said. The army medical establishments in the city include the Military Hospital, Khadki; Armed Forces Medical College (AFMC); Military Hospital (cardio-thoracic centre) and the Cantonment General Hospital. AFMC and Command Hospital spokesperson Lt Col Abhijit Rudra said: "The proposal to extend medical amenities to civilians has been discussed and we are looking at extending help".
Dalvi said the current bed capacity for the swine flu patients in various state government and municipal corporation hospitals is 466. "Our aim is to increase it to 1,000 beds in the next few days," he said.
The collector said 8,155 patients were screened on Monday, far less than the figures for Saturday (27,288) and Sunday (13,442). Also, there were only 687 suspected cases reported on Monday as against 1,374 cases on Saturday and 1,094 on Sunday. Twenty-four fresh positive cases were reported on Monday, bringing the total number of such cases to 598.
‘‘As of today, there are 243 patients admitted in different hospitals in the city,’’ Dalvi said. ‘‘Of these, 54 are H1N1 positive and 189 are suspected cases. Eight patients are on the ventilator — two at Sassoon hospital and six at Sahyadri hospital,’’ he said.
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