* 22-year woman succumbs to swine flu in Mumbai
STAFF WRITER 23:4 HRS IST
Mumbai, Sep 4 (PTI) A 22-year-old woman succumbed to swine flu here this evening, taking the death toll in the metropolis to 13.
Pallavi, a resident of Kalyan, was undergoing treatment at a private clinic since August 22, after her return from Pune.
"Pallavi, a resident of Kalyan who worked in Pune, suffered from cough, fever and sore throat and first visited a private clinic in Kalyan," Additional Municipal Commissioner Manisha Mhaiskar said.
Later she was sent to the Kasturba hospital where she was being treated. The victim was given Tamiflu from August 29 onwards, she said.
Mhaiskar said she had tested positive for swine flu.
Pallavi was then refereed to civic-run Nair Hospital as she had developed Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS).
"She was referred to Nair hospital where she was kept on ventilatory support.
http://www.ptinews.com/news/265862_22-year-woman-succumbs-to-swine-flu-in-Mumbai
STAFF WRITER 23:4 HRS IST
Mumbai, Sep 4 (PTI) A 22-year-old woman succumbed to swine flu here this evening, taking the death toll in the metropolis to 13.
Pallavi, a resident of Kalyan, was undergoing treatment at a private clinic since August 22, after her return from Pune.
"Pallavi, a resident of Kalyan who worked in Pune, suffered from cough, fever and sore throat and first visited a private clinic in Kalyan," Additional Municipal Commissioner Manisha Mhaiskar said.
Later she was sent to the Kasturba hospital where she was being treated. The victim was given Tamiflu from August 29 onwards, she said.
Mhaiskar said she had tested positive for swine flu.
Pallavi was then refereed to civic-run Nair Hospital as she had developed Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS).
"She was referred to Nair hospital where she was kept on ventilatory support.
http://www.ptinews.com/news/265862_22-year-woman-succumbs-to-swine-flu-in-Mumbai