Bangalore now has second-highest toll

Admitted to Baptist Hospital on August 10,Begum was suffering from shortness of breath for the past three months and from cough and cold and fever lately,Medical Superintendent Chandy Abraham said. She was diagnosed as a patient with cardiovascular problem and signs of early pneumonia,but she later showed symptoms of AH1N1 influenza and her throat swab tested positive on Saturday night,Abraham said. Begum,who was in the ICU,showed signs of improvement initially but her condition deteriorated in the last three days,Abraham said.

Shilpa,who was admitted to St Johns Hospital on August 12 with complaints of cough,cold and bodyache,died late on Saturday night,the officials said. They said her throat swab was collected on August 13 and sent for tests. She was put on Tamiflu tablets even before the test reports came,they said,adding that the infection in her case was confirmed on August 14.