13th H1N1 death in Pune; national toll rises to 21

13 August,2009 05:36 PM IST |   |  Agencies

Archana Kole (37) became the 21st swine flu victim in India after she died in Pune's Shri Hospital on Thursday afternoon. Pune now has 13 H1N1 deaths.


Archana Koleu00a0 (37) became the 21st swine flu victim in India after she died in Pune's Shri Hospital on Thursday afternoon. Pune has so far recordedu00a013 H1N1 deaths.

Bangalore on Thursday reported its first swine flu death. A 26-year-old woman succumbed to the deadly swine flu virus. According to sources,u00a0the victimu00a0was admitted to the St. Philomina Hospital.

Earlier, a 75-year-old woman Bharti Goyal died in Pune''s KEM Hospital. Another nine-month-old boy Rutwik Kamle also died at the Sahyadri Munot Hospital.

On Wednesday, a 48-year-old had succumbed to swine flu in Pune. This death was reported from the Sassoon General Hospital at around 4:30 p.m.

Earlier, a 50-year-old Neeta Meghani and a 33-year-old died in the same hospital.

Earlier in the day, a doctor and a 29-year-old woman had succumbed to the deadly virus in Nashik and Pune respectively.

In Nashik, 38-year-old doctor Rupesh Gangurde died at the Nashik Civil Hospital at around 2:30 a.m. this morning.

In Pune, Shrawani Deshpande died due to bilateral pneumonia following severe lung infection caused by the H1N1 virus at around the same time. 2:30 a.m.

u00a0Deshpande, a resident of Kothrud area, died at the Sasoon General Hospital.u00a0

Other swine flu deaths have occurred in Ahmedabad, Vadodra, Thane, Chennai and Thiruvananthapuram and Mumbai.u00a0

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