DEHRADUN: The deadly
swine flu disease claimed two more lives in
Dehradun on Saturday, taking the toll to 21 in the state.
On Saturday, a 26-year-old woman from
Saharanpur succumbed to the H1N1 flu in Shri Mahant Indiresh Hospital, while a 59-year-old woman from Dehradun died on the intervening night of Friday and Saturday, said city’s chief medical officer SK Gupta.
Meanwhile, 11 were tested positive for swine flu on Saturday, taking the count of those affected to 136.
The death toll due to swine flu in the country has soared to 226, while the number of those affected crossed 6,000.
In a recently held high-powered meeting with senior officials of the ministry, Union health secretary Preeti
Sudan reviewed the state of preparedness and action taken to deal with H1N1 influenza cases.
The guidelines for influenza vaccination were shared with all the states and the details of manufacturers of
vaccine provided by the Drug Controller General of India was shared with all the states.
Communication material for preventive measures has also been shared with all the states.