Six tests positive for Swine flu

New Delhi, Jun 28 (PTI) Six persons, including four
children, today tested positive for swine flu, taking the
number of those affected from the virus in the country to 95.

Two cases were reported from Kochi in Kerala and one
each from Hyderabad, Gurgaon, Kolkata and Mumbai, a health
ministry release said here.

Out of the six, two inflicted the disease from a
relative, who had earlier tested positive for the virus.

Twelve-year-old girl from Gurgaon, who was found
suffering from the disease, is the sister of a person who
tested positive two days back.

A 45-year-old woman from Mumbai tested positive for
the virus, two days after her child was found suffering from
it.
In Kolkata, a five-and-a-half-year old girl, who
arrived in the city from Bangkok on June 26, was found to be
inflicted with swine flu.

In Hyderabad, a 10-year-old boy, who came from USA
transiting Frankfurt and Mumbai on June 25, tested positive
for the disease.

A woman and her son, who arrived at Kochi from UK with
suspected symptoms of the virus, were found to be suffering
from the disease.

The duo was earlier quarantined at the Kochi
International airport.

676 persons have so far shown symptoms of the virus
out of which 97 have tested positive.

Of the 97 cases, 61 have been discharged and rest of
them remain admitted to the identified health facility.

191 out of the 676 persons have been identified
through screening, twenty seven through contact tracing and
the rest were self reported, the release added.

World Health Organisation has reported 59,814
laboratory confirmed cases of influenza A/H1N1 infection and
263 deaths from 112 countries.

Meanwhile, screening of inbound passengers from
affected countries continues at 22 international airports.

Till Saturday, 51,648 passengers have been screened
of which 39,181 passengers came from affected countries.

224 doctors and 112 paramedics are manning 77 counters
at these airports. A cumulative total of 25,33,934 passengers
have been screened so far, the release said. PTI AMR
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