Gujarat reports one H1N1 virus death with 77 cases so far
Hindustan TimesAmid a sharp surge in H3N2 virus cases in the country, the Gujarat health minister Rushikesh Patel on Saturday said that the state has reported one death due to H1N1, adding that no death has been reported due to H3N2 till March 10 in the state. However, the Union Ministry of Health on Friday said that the cases arising from seasonal influenza including H3N2 which has claimed one death each in Haryana and Karnataka are expected to decline from March end. The cases arising from seasonal influenza are expected to decline from March end," the Union Health Ministry said in a press release. According to the latest data available on IDSP-IHIP, a total of 3038 laboratory-confirmed cases of various subtypes of Influenza including H3N2 have been reported till March 9 by the States.