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A 23-year-old pregnant woman died of suspected swine flu at the city civil hospital,health authorities said on Wednesday here.
Kavita Dhikale was admitted to a private hospital after she showed symptoms of H1N1 virus. She was on Tuesday shifted to the Nashik Civil hospital where she died last evening,Dr Asaram Bhalsingh,Civil Surgeon of Nashik Civil hospital said.
Her test reports are still awaited,he said.
In protest against her death,victim’s relatives man-handled policemen and ransacked hospital furniture. A case has been registered against them.
So far,11 suspected swine flu patients are being treated in the hospital.
Meanwhile,the district administration in north Maharashtra’s Dhule has issued orders to keep all the schools closed till September 30,Dr Pramod Chapalgaonkar,Dhule Civil Surgeon said.
The order comes after 20 positive cases of H1N1,mostly school children,were detected.
