Andhra MP hospitalised as she tests positive for swine flu

Hyderdabad, Feb 2: Araku Lok Sabha MP K Geetha has tested positive for Swine Flu and is undergoing treatment at a private hospital here, health officials said on Monday. According to District Medical and Health Officer J Sarojini, the Andhra Pradesh legislator was admitted to the hospital four days ago after suffering from fever and chest pain.

Later her swab samples were sent to Hyderabad following which test reports confirmed that she had contracted the viral disease. Her condition is stable now and she is responding well to the treatment, the officer said.

Swine Flu: 70 fresh cases registered

With temperatures remaining low across the country, Delhi, Haryana andTelangana have registered around 70 more cases of swine flu.

So far, 33 casualties have been reported in total.

In Delhi, 26 fresh cases of swine flu were reported on Tuesday, taking the total number infected by the H1N1 virus in the national capital to 285 so far this year.

In Haryana, 41 cases of swine flu have been registered, out of which seven causalities have been reported.

Meanwhile, in Telangana, a further three people, including a woman, succumbed to swine flu during the last 24 hours. With this the number of people who died of the H1N1 virus during the season in the state, went up to 25.

Meanwhile, six more samples from Andhra Pradesh were tested positive for the virus, including three persons from Ongole, with one case being reported from the Chittoor district.

Rajasthan has seen 27 casualties in last 27 days, with 113 out of 383 samples testing positive.