27 persons test positive for swine flu in Lucknow

Lucknow: Two more persons here have been tested positive for swine flu, taking the total number of patients affected by H1NI virus to 27 in the state capital, a senior health official said Wednesday.

Two persons -- Ashish Saran (35), a resident of Aishbagh colony and Kartikeshan (14), a resident of Rajajipuram, were tested positive for H1N1 yesterday, Chief Medical Officer, SNS Yadav said.

With this, a total of 27 swine flu patients have been detected in Lucknow so far, out of which five are admitted in SGPGI, he said.

A retired officer of the Indian Army died of H1N1 virus on January 9, while the wife of a retired jawan died on January 13 in the state capital.