44 succumb to swine flu in MP since July this year
7 Sept 2017 9:41 PM IST
Bhopal: Swine flu has claimed 44 lives in Madhya Pradesh with five patients each succumbing to the deadly H1N1 virus in Bhopal and Indore districts since July 1 this year, a senior official said on Thursday.
So far, 226 positive cases of swine flu have been reported from different districts of Madhya Pradesh, state health services director Dr K L Sahu said.
"The H1N1 virus claimed 44 lives in the state so far since July 1 this year while 226 positive cases of swine flu were found during this period. The highest number of deaths, five each, have been reported in Bhopal and Indore districts," Sahu said. "Besides, three swine flu patients each died in Jabalpur and Sagar and the remaining in other districts of the state," he said.
Sahu said 45 patients were found infected with the H1N1 virus in Bhopal and 36 in Jabalpur.
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