First swine flu case has been detected in the district in a thirty-year-old man who is battling for life at a private hospital here, district authorities said today. The man whose identity has been withheld was admitted at a private hospital here following high fever and respiratory complications on March 28, district nodal officer for Swine flu L.B.S.H Devi said, adding this is the first case reported in the city this year. She said the blood sample of the man tested positive for swine flu following which the authorities have started screening persons, including family members, in radius of five km who might have come in contact with him. Officials informed that the patient was being treated at a critical care unit at the private hospital. In 2009, a total of 29 swine flu cases were reported in the district and five persons died of swine flu while undergoing treatment at various hospitals in the city limits while in 2010, a total of 16 swine flu cases registered in the district and four persons succumbed to the virus. However, there was no case reported last year, she said. PTI
