H1N1 toll rises to 9 in Karnataka

Swine flu claimed four more persons,three of them women,in Karnataka pushing up the toll to nine.

Swine flu claimed four more persons,three of them women,in Karnataka pushing up the toll to nine and making the state accounting for the second highest number of deaths after Maharashtra due to the disease.

Two women Krishnaveni (45) and Kalpana (36) died in hospitals on August 17 while N Prema (23) succumbed to the virus on August 16. The other victim 45-year old Edward Mohan died in another hospital yesterday.

The swab test results of two of the victims confirming the H1N1 status were received yesterday and of another on August 17,Director Health and Family Welfare Usha Vasunkar told the press here.

With the latest fatalities,Karnataka accounts for the

second highest number of swine flu related deaths in the country after Maharashtra which has reported 20 deaths.

Krishnaveni was admitted to a hospital on August 15 with symptoms of cough,cold and fever and was put on ventilator.

Prema was also admitted on August 15 with similar symptoms and was put on ventilator. She died the next day but her swab test report came on August 17,she said.

“Both the patients came in late and were in a critical condition when they were admitted. They had been administered Tamiflu right from the day of admission”,Vasunkar said.

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