Two die of H1N1 in Kerala

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Two persons died of H1N1 disease in Kerala in the past three days, taking the number of deaths due to the infection to four since the outbreak of monsoon.

According to a Health Department release, a 57-year-old woman, who had been confirmed as a H1N1 positive, died yesterday at Kuttikkad in Thrissur district. She had been admitted to a hospital in the district with fever and vomitting.

A 56-year-old man of Idakkulangara in Karunagapally in Kollam, who was also confirmed as H1N1 positive, died on July 16. He was admitted to the Medical College Hospital in Kottayam with fever and breathlessness, the release said.

Two H1N1 patients are undergoing treatment in Thiruvananthapuram district and one in Idukki district, it said. A total of 12 suspected cases are under hospital quarantine and 481 patients under home quarantine.

Throat swab samples of 29 patients had been sent for tests, the release said.