VISAKHAPATNAM: Notwithstanding the claims of the health officials, the H1N1 virus is fast spreading in the Visakhapatnam district as two more people tested positive for swine flu here on Monday.A 23-year-old pregnant woman from Sabbavaram and 26-year-old man from Kancharapalem were admitted to King George Hospital (KGH) and Government hospital for Chest and Communicable Diseases respectively a few days ago after getting infected with H1N1.The two however are recovering and will be discharged in a couple of days. Very recently, a pregnant woman was admitted to the KGH with H1N1 symptoms, but she tested negative.The port city recorded five positive swine flu cases this year and witnessed the first death when a 23-year-old pregnant woman from Marripalem succumbed to the virus while undergoing treatment at the Government Hospital for Chest and Communicable Diseases in Pedawaltair.The city also reported the highest number of H1N1 cases after Hyderabad and Rangareddy districts.Meanwhile, sources said people suffering from cold, fever and throat infection over the last few days are paying a visit to the Government Hospital to take a test for H1N1.When contacted, district swine flu coordinator LBSH Devi said the virus spread in the rural pockets of the district too, which the fresh cases are hinting at.In the context, the officials concerned might be instructed to make it necessary for the public to wear masks when on the premises of hospitals where the suspected cases are being treated, she added. As regards the reports that minister Ganta Srinivasa Rao too is suffering from the H1N1 virus, Devi said the officials are yet to collect the throat swabs of the minister for testing.Visakhapatnam witnessed swine flu deaths in 2009 wherein five out of 29 cases registered died of the virus.
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