Swine flu hits 1,100 in Delhi, death toll 6

■ 74 fresh cases in a day, advisory issued

New Delhi, Feb. 6: The death toll due to swine flu in Delhi has risen to six, even as 74 fresh cases of the HINI virus were recorded here on Wednesday, taking the total number of people affected by the disease in the city this year to 1,093, according to a report of the Directorate General of Health Services.

The report also mentioned deaths of five more persons from co- morbidity, who had H1N1 infection.

As per the report, of the six persons who have died of swine flu this year, one belonged to Delhi, while the rest five were residents of other cities, the report said.

Amid the mounting cases of the H1N1 infections in the city, the Delhi government Wednesday issued a health advisory, prescribing the dos and don’ts.

“Patients with co- morbid condition like low immunity, on immune suppress ant, blood cancer, renal transplant, diabetes, heart disease are at high risk of getting infected with swine flu,” the advisory said.

After the 74 fresh cases of H1N1 virus were recorded on Wednesday, the total number of people affected by the flu in Delhi this year reached to 1,093.

The cases included 868 adults and 225 children, the DGHS report said.

Till Monday, the Delhi government had not reported any death due to the flu, but it recorded one death of a Delhi resident on Tuesday, the report said. However, two Centrerun hospitals here have reported 13 deaths due to swine flu this year. According to senior officials at Safdarjung Hospital, three deaths due to swine flu have been recorded this season, while RML Hospital has reported 10 fatalities.

Nine of the 10 people who died at RML Hospital were from Delhi, and the other one was from outside the city, officials said.

All hospitals have been asked to keep ventilators ready, and also told to disseminate information on the prevention of the disease — Delhi health department