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  • Pregnant woman is first swine flu victim this year

    Twenty-seven-year-old Naziya Admane, from Alibaug, succumbed to swine flu-related complications at Sion Hospital last Friday. This is the first swine flu-related death reported in Mumbai since last November and is a disturbing reminder of the fact that the H1N1 virus is still in circulation.

    ?She was eight months pregnant so she was more vulnerable. She was brought to Mumbai in a critical condition,? said Dr G.T. Ambe, BMC?s executive health officer.

    On an average, H1N1 continues to kill one person a day in Maharashtra, mostly in Pune and its neighbouring districts.

    In May, 20 people have died of swine flu, while in April, 30 deaths were reported and in March there were 47.

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