Lucknow: As many as 11 more suspected patients were tested positive for H1N1 virus infection, health department officials said.
"Around 50 samples were sent to the Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences of which 11 have been tested positive on Monday," Head of SGPGI Microbiology department TN Dole told PTI.
He said that the reports had been sent to the Chief Medical Officer and that 30 more samples were being tested at SGPGIMS. With 11 new cases, the number of cases of swine flu patients detected in the state since August 8 touched 12.
The first case was reported from Lucknow, wherein eight-year-old Hasan Rizvi, who is grandson of former minister returned from UK a few days back and was tested positive. Health department officials said that samples of Hasan's family members were taken, of which five were tested positive with H1N1 viral infection.
Three cases were detected in other parts of the state. "Majority of the patients are those who have returned from abroad recently," a senior health department official said and claimed that all patients had been detected with primary infection and were under treatment. "There is no need to get panic as the situation is totally under control," the health officials said.
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