Serenje Records 54 New Cases of Swine Flu

FIFTY-FOUR new cases of swine flu have been recorded in the last two weeks in Serenje District, with over 2,000 people diagnosed with the disease.

And the number of Influenza H1N1 (swine flu) cases in Mumbwa district has reduced to 648 from 725.

In an interview yesterday, Ministry of Health spokesperson Dr Kamoto Mbewe said the cumulative number of both inpatients and outpatients in Serenje district alone had risen to over 2000.

“As of today (yesterday) we have about 10 children under the age of five, and 44 people above the age of five who are currently receiving treatment in Serenje. Serenje has not recorded any deaths so far,” he said.

For Mumbwa district, Dr Mbewe said, the hospital recorded four new admissions while 19 old cases were under treatment and still hospitalised, and another 12 were being treated as outpatients.

He said there was no need for the general public to panic over the outbreak of Influenza H1N1.

“This is what our ministers have been talking about. People should always make sure that they wash their hands with soap and clean water after sneezing or coughing, avoid contact with people who are ill with the flu, and avoid overcrowded and poorly ventilated areas,” said Dr Mbewe.

Mumbwa has so far recorded two deaths since the outbreak of the flu in the area

Posted by Editor on March 20, 2013. Filed under LATEST NEWS. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0. You can leave a response or trackback to this entry