Indore: Death toll due to Swine Fly rose to
21 here with a woman succumbing to the deadly H1N1 virus,
health department officials said on Monday.
Arti Raghuvanshi (21) died on March 12 while undergoing
treatment at a private hospital, her swab sample report which
came yesterday confirmed that she carried the H1N1 virus, they
said.
She had come here from the adjoining district Khargone
for treatment.
With her death, 15 women out of 21 have died so far of
the Swine Flu, they said.
Cases of 289 people suspected to be suffering from
Swine Flue have come to the light in Indore since the outbreak
of the disease. Of these, 61 have been tested positive for
H1N1 virus so far, they said.
PTI
First Published: Monday, March 15, 2010, 21:26