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With swine flu infections recurring in Kerala,the state authorities today put the number of positive cases at 15 even as they stepped up preventive and awarness campaign across the districts.
While 15 patients were under hospital quarantine,another 47 persons were underoing treatment at their homes,a press note issued by the swine flu monitoring cell of the Health Department said.
Throat swabs of 65 patients have been sent for testing since yesterday,they said.
The Department said no death has been reported since June 7 when two women from Kollam succumbed to the virus infection in the Medical College Hospital here.
The district-wise break-up of positive cases was Kozhikode six,Thiruvananthapuram five and Kollam and Malappuram two each.
Since the outbreak of swine flu last year,46 persons have died in Kerala.
Chief Minister V S Achuthanandan had yesterday said that the district medical authorities had been instructed to focus on tackling the situation arising out of infectious diseases.
Civic bodies had also been roped in for mosquito-control and garbage removal drives.
