Archive · 20 Aug 2025
Bengaluru Hospitals See Rise in Flu Cases
Imagine lots of people in Bengaluru are feeling sick, like they have the flu!
Doctors at a hospital called Fortis are seeing many more patients with flu-like symptoms than usual.
About half of the people coming in feel sick.
The doctors are checking to see if they have the flu, and many do.
The most common type is a flu called Influenza A (H3N2).
Doctors are helping them get better with special medicine.
Fortis Hospitals in Bengaluru reports a rise in flu cases.
Nearly half of daily patients show influenza-like symptoms.
Approximately 10 out of 20 patients report flu-related issues.
The primary detected strain is Influenza A (H3N2).
Patients are treated with antivirals according to established protocols.
- Who
- Patients with flu-like symptoms.
- What
- An increase in flu cases.
- When
- Over the past few days.
- Where
- Bengaluru, at Fortis Hospitals.
- Why
- Not explicitly stated.
- Hospital
- Fortis Hospitals
- Location
- Bengaluru
- Symptom
- Influenza-like
- Patients Affected
- Approximately half of daily inflow
- Primary Strain
- Influenza A (H3N2)
- Treatment
- Antivirals