Guj sees two HMPV cases in a day, count rises to five
A nine-month-old child and a 59-year-old man tested positive for human metapneumovirus (HMPV) in Gujarat on Saturday, taking the number of such cases to five in the state, officials said.
All five HMPV cases have been reported in the state in less than a week.
The baby boy was admitted to a private hospital in the city on January 6 with a cold, cough and difficulty in breathing. He has no history of foreign or other travel, the Ahmedabad MC said.
Similarly, a man from Kutch, who was admitted to a private hospital in Ahmedabad, was found infected with the HMPV, the MC said. He also has no travel history, the MC said. On January 10, an eight-year-old boy from Sabarkantha was confirmed to be infected with HMPV, making him the third case in the state.
Two days ago, an 80-year-old man tested positive for the viral infection in Ahmedabad. The patient, who had been suffering from asthma, is currently being treated at a private hospital. Gujarat recorded its first HMPV case on January 6, when a two-month-old boy from Rajasthan was found to be afflicted with the viral disease.
