Swine flu claimed yet another life of a 13-year-old girl here on Tuesday, raising the total number of victims across the country to eight.
Shruti Gawade, a student of Ahilyadevi school, became the sixth victim of the H1N1 virus in the state. Five of them died in Pune itself. Shruti, a resident of Narayan Peth area, had been kept on ventilator since August 7 when she was brought here after being referred from a private hospital in critical condition, said Dr Pandurang Pawar, Medical Superintendent of Sasoon hospital. In Chennai, two persons including a four-year-old boy fell prey to the deadly virus on Monday.
(economictimes.indiatimes.com)
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