1 in TN, 5 in Pondy test positive for H1N1

MADURAI/PUDUCHERRY: A sexagenarian from Madurai and five persons from Puducherry, including one from Karaikal, have tested positive for H1N1. In Madurai, Kaliammal (60) of Melamasi Street, who was admitted to the Government Rajaji Hospital, tested positive for swine flu on Wednesday.Kaliammmal was admitted to the hospital with cold and cough. Doctors sent her throat swabs for tests, which revealed she was infected with swine flu. She was kept in isolation at a ward in the hospital. It may be noted that, this is the first case testing positive for swine flu in Madurai this year.Vignesh Ramanan (7) and Anand C (25), a doctor, both from Puducherry, were among the five who tested positive for swine flu at JIPMER on Monday.Two others who tested positive had been referred from the Indira Gandhi Government General Hospital and Post Graduate Institute, while another one was referred from Karaikal. Four of the five patients who were detected were treated as OPD patients. The fifth person has been admitted to JIPMER. The identity of the person from Karaikal who tested positive has not been revealed. Further details would be known on Thursday.