Swine flu claims 138 lives in Gujarat in 2017, CM holds meeting
Ahmedabad: Swine flu has killed as many as 138 people in Gujarat since January this year, prompting Chief Minister Vijay Rupani to hold a review meeting on Saturday to take stock of the preparedness of the health authorities in tackling the disease.
"Total 138 people have died due to swine flu in Gujarat since January this year. Thirty one people have died in the first week alone," Gujarat Minister of State for Health Shankar Chaudhary said in a press release issued on Saturday.
Till August 11, total 1,344 persons tested positive for swine flu, of which 708 patients are still undergoing treatment, he said.
Ahmedabad is the worst-affected district with 37 deaths, followed by Rajkot, where 17 people died since January, the release said.
The chief minister held a meeting with senior health department officials to review district-level preparedness to tackle the disease, the release said.
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