Swine flu menace eases in state

The state’s swine flu outbreak appears to be showing signs of slowing down with 13 deaths and 54 new cases recorded so far this month,compared to an average of 52-odd deaths and close to 300 positive cases per month since January.

This month’s causalities bring the total number of swine flu deaths to 178 out of a total 943 positive cases so far this year. “Number of fresh cases of H1N1 has decreased in Gujarat since last three weeks,” said Dr Dinkar Raval,deputy director of epidemiology in the state health department. “The average number in April first week was 7-8 cases per day,which reduced to five cases per day the following week,” he said.