Two persons, who tested positive forH1N1, died in Kerala even as 14 more swine flu cases have been reported,officials said today.
According to a release from the Directorate of HealthServices, a 59-year-old man of Pallimoola in Thrissur district died in aprivate hospital on July 10.
He tested positive for the swine flu virus and the death wascaused by broncho pneumonia and Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS), itsaid.
In another case, a 42-year-old woman, whose H1NI status wasconfirmed, died in a private hospital in Sulthan Bathery in Wayanad districtyesterday, also due to ARDS, it said.
According to the release, 14 more cases of H1N1 have beenreported since yesterday, taking the total number of afflicted patients to 359since January this year.
Nine of the newly reported cases were from Thrissur and fivefrom Kannur.
Kozhikode accounted for 115 cases reported since Januarythis year, followed by Malappuram 66, Kasargode 38, Kannur 40, Thrissur 40,Wyanad 24, Kottayam 10, Ernakulam 10, Alapuzha 10, Kannur five, Palakkad three,Thiruvananthapuram and Kollam one each, the release said.
The department has stepped up measures to detect, test andtreat the patients suffering from the infection.