32-yr-old is city’s 34th swine flu victim

Meanwhile,it is too early to say whether there was any proliferation of the H1N1 virus due to mass participation in the Ganesh immersion procession that went on for 25 hours. Dalvi said the same theory holds for election rallies as there is just over a month to go for the Assembly polls.

Daine died at KEM Hospital and was tested positive at rural hospital at Manchar. He came to KEM Hospital in a critical condition with acute respiratory distress syndrome. His case history mentioned him as chronic alcoholic with liver cirrhosis and cardio respiratory problem.

On September 2,of the 62 samples sent to the National Institute of Virology,59 tested negative while among the 60 patients admitted,only five were positive while 55 were suspected cases. Till date,3,18,000 persons have been tested for swine flu while 15,155 persons received treatment,said Dalvi.

He said of the 1,873 persons discharged,1,435 were suspected cases for swine flu while only 438 were positive cases.

In rural areas,special workshops for private medical practitioners will be held in all talukas that have had H1N1 cases. The workshop is being conducted in association with the Indian Medical Association. On Friday,the first workshop was conducted at Ambegaon taluka.