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H1N1 claims 33 lives across Pakistan this year: NIH

By APP
February 11, 2016

ISLAMABAD: As many as 33 persons have died from seasonal influenza A(H1N1) this year across the country.

Twenty five persons have died in Punjab six in Islamabad and two in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, according to an update issued by Dr Salman, an official of National Institute of Health (NIH) here on Thursday.

For the period from January 1 to February 11, 2016 total suspected cases of the influenza were recorded at 1191. Total confirmed cases of the influenza across the country have risen to 256 till now.

As many as 75 confirmed cases of the influenza were reported in Islamabad, 149 in Punjab, 22 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 3 in Sindh, 4 in Gilgit Baltistan and 3 in FATA.

No cases of the disease have been reported from Azad Jammu and Kashmir and Balochistan.

During last 24 hours, 29 samples were processed by NIH and two were declared positive for the disease.