Friday, March 23, 2012

India: Swine flu toll climbs to 7 in Pune

Friday, Mar 23, 2012
A 64-year-old man from Thergaon died of bilateral pneumonia, pushing the death toll of swine flu deaths to seven. Vilas Prahlad Sardesai was diagnosed with swine flu and was admitted to Aditya Birla Memorial Hospital on March 11 after he complained of breathlessness and fever.

On Thursday, 18 new cases were reported from Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) limits and 19 new cases were reported across the district.

According to Dr Ashoke Ingle, medical officer of the district hospital, Pune, as of Thursday six patients were on ventilator both in Pune and Pimpri-Chinchwad.

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