Swine flu claims life of 52-year-old man

Swine flu has claimed its first victim in Uttarakhand this season with a middle-aged man dying of the disease while four others have tested positive for the virus, a senior health official said today.
A 52-year-old man from Rajawala area of the city was admitted to the Himalayan Hospital here when he began showing symptoms of swine flu.
His samples were sent to Delhi for lab testing while he was immediately put under treatment, Chief Medical Officer YS Thapliyal said.
While his report was still awaited the patient died during treatment on March 26, he said, adding the report from Delhi has confirmed that he was suffering from swine flu.

Samples of 27 suspected swine flu patients have been taken from the district out of which four have tested positive for the disease.