New Delhi, August 25: One person died of swine flu in the national capital, taking the toll due to the Influenza A (H1N1) virus to 24 in the city, an official said on Wednesday.
The 18-year-old who died was a Delhi resident and had been admitted in Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Hospital, the official added.
Meanwhile, 34 more confirmed cases were reported in the capital Wednesday, out of which 13 are children.
The total number of patients infected by Influenza A (H1N1) virus this year has reached 693, Debashish Bhattacharya, nodal officer for swine flu, told news agency.
“Thirty-four people have tested positive for swine flu today (Wednesday) and one person has died,” Bhattacharya added.
Of the 24 deaths so far, 16 were from the city while the rest were from outside Delhi, Bhattacharya said.
The common symptoms of swine flu are cold, cough, fever, sore throat and headache. The Union health ministry has proposed to the states and Union Territories to make the vaccination mandatory, if required.
54 more cases of dengue in Delhi
As many as 54 more people have tested positive for dengue, taking the number infected by the mosquito-borne disease this year to 550 in the capital, an official said on Tuesday.
But no death took place Wednesday, N.K. Yadav, chief medical officer of Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD), told.
Places like Jamia Nagar and Okhla in south Delhi and Shahdara in east Delhi have reported the maximum cases.
Dengue is transmitted to humans by the Aedes mosquito. Its symptoms include fever, joint and bone pain, nausea, vomiting, headache and fatigue.
Delhi reported 548 cases of dengue in 2007, 1,312 in 2008 and 1,153 in 2009.
—Agencies