Ahmedabad: Two more persons succumbed to
H1N1 infection here taking the death toll due to swine flu
in Gujarat to 88, health officials said on Friday.
Rajesh Shah (56) died at V S Hospital here this
evening, while Nanji Patel (45) died yesterday at a private
hospital, they said.
Officials further said that 21 more persons have
tested positive for swine flu virus taking the total number of
cases reported from the state to 575.
They are undergoing treatment at various hospitals in
Ahmedabad, Rajkot Bhavnagar, Kheda, Vadodara and Mehsana.
According to officials, out of 88 deaths so far, 81
were from the state, while seven persons who had come from
Rajasthan for treatment died here.
PTI
First Published: Friday, December 25, 2009, 23:17