Swine flu death marks 53 in Karnataka
Swine flu again claimed 6 more lives and this time taking the death toll in Karnataka upto 53. Till date 686 people have tested positive for the flu in the state.
Four of the deceased were from Bangalore, the other two were registered in Davangere and Bijapur.
Shashidhar Buggi, the director of Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Chest Diseases (RGICD), said “A 20-year-old pregnant woman succumbed to swine flu as she had arrived at a very critical stage. The woman was 36 weeks into pregnancy and was to deliver shortly.”
“Another 40-year-old woman also succumbed at RGICD,” Buggi added.
The other two death reports in Bangalore were that of a 13-year-old boy who died at a private hospital on September 8 and a 59-year-old man admitted on September 3, who died two days later.
The rest of the two death cases in the state include a 53-year-old man who died Saturday at a private hospital in Bijapur and an 11-month-old infant boy who died Tuesday at a private hospital in Davangere.
“Simple measures like washing hands and maintaining personal hygiene can help fight the flu,” said Narendra Saini, an official of the Council.
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