Swine flu claims doctor's life in Rajasthan

A 66-year-old doctor has succumbed to H1N1 virus at a hospital here, taking the death toll due to swine flu to four since August 31.
R P Modi, a native of Bikaner, died yesterday in the ICU of the private hospital, an official of the state medical department said today.
Nine persons have tested positive for H1N1 in various hospitals of the state who are currently under treatment, he said.
A task force meeting headed by Joint Secretary of Medical Education Dr S P Singh was today held on seasonal diseases including swine flu, malaria and dengue here.
All government hospitals in the state were directed to keep strict vigilance on the seasonal diseases specially and provide treatment and diagnosis to patients as per the previous norms of the state government, the official said.

Three persons, including two women died of swine flu, while seven others were found to be H1N1 positive in a fresh spell of the virus in parts of Rajasthan.

A 30-year-old man identified as Vikram succumbed to H1N1 in Baran district on August 31 while Parwati Bunkar (58) died in Jaipur on September 4, Manju (45) died in Bundi district on September 7, a senior officer of state medical and health directorate said today.
The district hospitals have been alerted to take all precautions and provide ICU and testing facilities to H1N1 positive patients, the official said.
Since January 1 this year, altogether 439 people have died of swine flu so far in the state, which included 88 deaths in Jaipur, 48 in Ajmer, 33 in Jodhpur, 31 in Nagaur, 23 in Barmer, 22 in Kota, 15 in Udaipur, 14 in Chittorgarh, 13 each in Sikar, Bhilwara and Tonk, 12 in Pali, 11 in Jhunjhunu, 10 in Churu and remaining in other parts of Rajasthan.