Following a death audit, the civic authority on Tuesday also downsized its list of fatalities in Mumbai from 21 to 16. These include the 13 deaths from peripheral areas.
Statistics for the city clearly state that out of 570 who tested positive for the disease since January, 390 have gone home and resumed normal lives.
As many as 118 people were treated on an outpatient basis and did not require hospitalization. "The point that needs to be driven home is that swine flu is like any other flu that is completely treatable and curable. There is no need to panic," said the BMC's epidemiologist Dr Mangala Gomare.
Experts say that the incident of a 49-year-old civil engineer, who was being treated for suspected swine flu, allegedly committing suicide indicates the underlying panic associated with the disease.
"Even if it is a pandemic virus, we are much better equipped to handle it simply because we know more about it. People need to know that testing is not important. If they have symptoms of any flu, they must see a doctor," said Dr Abhay Chaudhary, director, Haffkine Research Institute, Parel. In Mumbai, the mortality rate of H1N1 is less than 1%. State authorities also pointed out that nearly 1,300 out of 1,900 patients in Maharashtra have been successfully treated.
Though about 445 patients are hospitalized in the state, 38 are on ventilator. While the mortality rate for the state has been around 8%, experts say the actual numbers could be much less (a result of testing bias). "Flu mortality even during the pandemic was less than 1%. H1N1 is like any other seasonal flu that can be detected and tamed with timely treatment," said Dr Tanu Singhal, paediatric infectious disease consultant at Kokilaben Hospital.
The death audit that was carried out on Tuesday also showed that in a majority of cases, the deceased had underlying ailments, which became lethal because of a delay in seeking treatment. "Most patients who were treated on time recovered well. A delay of 5-7 days can turn into complications," said Dr Om Srivastava, head of infectious diseases at Jaslok Hospital.
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