H1N1 claims another life in Bangalore; toll up to 28

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H1N1 claims another life in B'lore; toll up to 28

Sunday, August 16, 2009,16:35 [IST]

Bangalore, Aug 16: Yet, another 27-year-old died of Swine Flu in Bangalore, taking the death toll in the city to five and across the country to 28.

Shilpa Hegde, 27-year-old, became the fifth victim of Swine flu on Sunday , Aug 16 in St Johns Hospital in Bangalore.



Earlier, Shamshad Begum, a 27-year-old woman died of Swine Flu in Bangalore on Sunday, Aug 16.


Dr Abraham Chandy, chief of medical staff said, "She had a heart problem and was suffering from pneumonia. We had sent samples to NIMHANS, which confirmed the H1N1 virus."

The patient succumbed before the test results for from the centre could confirm she had contracted the deadly Swine Flu.

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Re: H1N1 claims another life in Bangalore; toll up to 28

PUNE/NEW DELHI: A 36-year-old woman died of swine flu in Pune, the city worst hit by the virus, taking the nationwide toll to 28. As the disease continued to spread, 152 fresh cases were reported till yesterday. With this, the total number of positive cases has mounted to 1,707 across the country, Health Ministry officials said in New Delhi.



The woman, identified as Bina Gonsalves, died of swine flu in Sassoon hospital in Pune late Sunday night, official sources said. She was admitted to the hospital on August 13 with suspected swine flu symptoms, they said. The death toll due to the disease in Pune has now risen to 13.
Besides the fatalities in Pune and Bangalore, which accounts for five deaths, one person each has died due to the disease in Ahmedabad, Nashik, Raipur, Bilaspur, Chennai and Thiruvananthapuram and two each in Mumbai and Vadodara.



Health Ministry officials said of the 152 new flu cases being reported yesterday, Mumbai recorded the highest with 60 cases. Pune reported 18 cases, Delhi and Chennai 11 each while Bangalore and Coimbatore 10 each, they said. Nine cases were reported in Aurangabad while Ernakulam and Mangalore had three cases each and Akola, Devangere and Jalna two cases each, they said. ? PTI

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