The number of H1N1 influenza cases reported in a day has gradually reduced in Tamil Nadu, with only five cases reported in the last 24 hours, Health Minister Ma. Subramanian said on Tuesday.
The Minister held a meeting with officials of the Health department to review monsoon preparedness, fever camps, maintenance of hospital premises during the monsoon, drugs stock and stage of implementation of schemes announced in the Health department’s demand for grants.
H1N1 influenza cases had started to surface in Tamil Nadu nearly 20 days ago and have reduced to a large extent now, he said. “The number of H1N1 cases have reduced gradually due to the daily intensive fever camps every day…In the last 24 hours, only five persons were affected with H1N1,” he told reporters. Presently, the active caseload of dengue was 361.
