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Saturday, July 10, 2010

India : Two deaths in two days take swine flu toll in Mumbai to 10

Via DNA India :

" Mumbai: The swine flu toll reached 10 on Friday after the civic authorities announced that two people had died of the virus over the past two days. On Friday, 20 people including four children, tested positive for swine flu.

52-year-old man from Goregaon was admitted to a private hospital on Wednesday and he died within 24 hours of admission, a civic official said. Immediately after admission, he was put on Tamiflu but he soon developed severe breathlessness and fever.

An 80-year-old woman from Powai was admitted to a private hospital on June 4. Her throat swabs were taken on the same day. She was put on Tamiflu on June 5 and she died on June 8. “It seems both the patients were late in seeking medical help,” Dr Guirish Ambe, BMC’s executive health officer, said. “They could not even complete the full course of Tamiflu.”

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