Seasons First N1H1 Case in the State

1 June 2013
Thiruvananthapuram

A 27-year-old woman died of H1N1 at Maranadu in Kollam district on Friday, which was the first such case of the season.Kerala has reported the season’s first death due to H1N1 virus ahead of the onset of southwest monsoon as various types of viral fever spread in the state, including a large number of dengue cases.

According to health department sources, over 60 dengue cases have been reported in the last two days alone, as the public health sector is struggling to cope with the situation with hundreds of fever cases being reported from various districts.

At least 10 patients, who had been confirmed H1N1 positive, are under treatment in different parts of the state.

Source– http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-06-01/india/39673774_1_fever-cases-health-department-h1n1-virus

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