Rajasthan minister tests positive for H1N1

Jaipur has recorded 14 deaths while Ajmer and Nagaur, respectively, saw nine and six persons succumb to the disease.

After former chief minister Ashok Gehlot, Rajasthan Home Minister Gulab Chand Kataria Monday tested positive for swine flu.

Kataria tested positive for the H1N1 virus in Udaipur and is convalescing at his residence there, his personal secretary told PTI over the telephone.

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Kataria had gone to Udaipur a day back after attending a wedding when he showed symptoms of cold, cough and bad throat following which he was immediately asked to take an H1N1 test by the Udaipur Medical College.

Meanwhile, 10 more people succumbed to swine flu in Rajasthan, taking the death toll in the state from the disease to 49 this year, health officials said Monday. Among the victims, 26 are women. Jaipur has recorded 14 deaths while Ajmer and Nagaur, respectively, saw nine and six persons succumb to the disease.

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