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Positive swine flu cases rise to 73

NEW DELHI: The total number of confirmed A (H1N1) influenza cases has gone up to 73, with five new positive cases reported on Wednesday.

These included two from Delhi and one each from Madurai, Hyderabad and Chandigarh. So far 532 persons have been medically examined and 73 tested positive for influenza. Six are indigenous cases infected from the positive cases those travelled from abroad. The seventh indigenous case reported on Tuesday, though a family contact, has travel history from the U.S. and was therefore treated as an imported case. While 157 out of the 532 people have been identified through entry screening, 21 were found through contact tracing and the rest self reported.

Of the 73 cases, forty three have been discharged. The rest remain admitted to the identified health facility. The situation is being monitored, according to the Union Health and Family Welfare Ministry.

Of the two cases in Delhi, one is a 40-year-old man and his wife who travelled from the U.S. transiting Germany. Both developed fever, sore throat and body-ache and reported to the identified health facility on June 22. The case from Madurai is an eight year old boy who travelled from the U.S. transiting Mumbai reaching Madurai on June 13.

The case from Chandigarh is a 19-year-old male who travelled from the U.S. and reached New Delhi on June 20. He developed fever, cough, nasal catarrh and reported to the health facility at Chandigarh.

The case from Hyderabad is a 15-year-old girl who travelled from Hong Kong transiting Singapore and reaching Hyderabad on June 19. She complained of sore throat, running nose and fever.

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