No Swine Flu death in Chhattisgarh, says govt.

The Chhattisgarh Government has claimed that the State has not witnessed any death due to Swine Flu.

“There is no death due to Swine Flu in Chhattisgarh as of now. We appeal to the people of the state not to believe rumors about Swine Flu. The state is well equipped to deal with any kind of health emergency," the State Government said in a statement issued by the Directorate of Public Relations (DPR).

The DPR statement has also quoted Deputy Director, Health, R. Prasaana claiming that the death of a pregnant woman on the night of February 11 was not due to Swine Flu.

Refuting the reports of “scarcity” of Tamiflu drug given to the patients affected by Swine Flu, the Deputy Director, Health said that Tamiflu was available in sufficient quantity at every hospital in the State.

The State has reported seven suspected cases of H1N1 influenza until now out of which one patient has been found to be positive and is being treated in a hospital in Raipur.

According to some health department sources, the private lab which concluded that the death of a pregnant woman was due to Swine Flu earlier this week, might face action from the department.

“The reports from government lab in Delhi ruled out H1N1 influenza while private lab reported that she died of  H1N1,  triggering panic inSstate. There will be in inquiry of the private lab, “said an official.