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With cop’s death, fever toll rises to 30
Vijay, a 27-year-old constable attached to the Tamil Nadu Special Police (TSP), succumbed to swine flu at the Sri Ramachandra Medical College Hospital (SRMC) in Porur on Wednesday, taking the total death toll due to fever in the state to 30.
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The Avadi-based police constable was reportedly running temperature since Friday and was getting treated at a hospital in Avadi. As his condition worsened, he was rushed to SRMC, where he was diagnosed with swine flu. However, Vijay succumbed on Wednesday morning without responding to the treatment.
Vijay, son of Murugesan, got married only in May this year. He was assigned to Tirunelveli for the Tamirabarani Maha Pushkaram festival last week. On his return, he had fallen ill and was on sick leave since Friday.
Speaking to DT Next, Dr J Radhakrishnan, Health Secretary of the State, said, “We are yet to get a clear break up on the number of fever cases. However, the state has seen totally 30 deaths due to dengue and swine flu cases. The swine flu deaths are however slightly more than dengue fatalities. While fever cases are coming to Government Hospitals for treatment, they fail to let go of their habits, including poor hygiene, lack of hand washingand the like.”
Stressing on the need for the public to focus on such factors, he said, “We continue to urge the public to follow these steps – which are mandatory to prevent fever and other illnesses.”
Residents fined Rs 1 lakh in Tiruvarur
Tiruvarur Collector L Nirmal Raj, imposed a total fine of Rs 1 lakh to the residents of Kidarankondan area near Tiruvarur for keeping the environment conducive for the breeding of the dengue causing mosquitoes. The Tiruvarur district collector inspected a house in Rajappa housing colony in Kidarankondan near Tiruvarur and found water stagnation on the roof of the house. Following this, the collector imposed a fine of Rs 25,000 to the owner of the premises. Later the collector imposed a fine of Rs 25,000 three more residents.
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