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With the death of a toddler and two middle-aged persons in Maharashtra, Karnataka and Gujarat respectively, the death toll of swine flu in India has reached 72.
More than 100 more fresh cases of H1N1 infection have been reported from various states on Sunday, Union Health Ministry officials said in Delhi.
The two-and-a-half-year-old girl, who had been suffering from a liver disorder, was admitted to the Command Hospital in Pune on August 21, after which she was tested positive for the virus, health officials added.
She lost her battle against the lethal virus last night, they said. With the child's death, the toll in Pune has risen to 23 and in Maharashtra to 39.
Sarojamma, a 50-year-old woman, who had been admitted to Thirumala Hospital in Bangalore on August 15 and given Tamiflu treatment, passed away on Sunday night. This has been confirmed by the hospital sources.
Fifty-two-year-old Rajesh Udhad, who was admitted to Wockhardt Hospital in Rajkot on August 20 after he showed flu symptoms like fever, breathlessness and vomiting, succumbed early on Monday, raising the H1N1 death toll in Gujarat to 7.
As of now, the death toll is 72 with Karnataka reporting 13, Tamil Nadu and Chhattisgarh with three each, Delhi two and Kerala, Goa, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand and Haryana one each.
