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13-year-old girl dies of swine flu in Pune, toll reaches 8

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Press Trust of India Pune

Swine flu claimed yet another life of a 13-year-old girl here today, raising the total number of victims across the country to eight.

Shruti Gawade, a student of Ahilyadevi school, became the sixth victim of the H1N1 virus in the state. Five of them died in Pune itself.

Shruti, a resident of Narayan Peth area, had been kept on ventilator since August 7 when she was brought here after being referred from a private hospital in critical condition, said Dr Pandurang Pawar, Medical Superintendent of Sasoon hospital.

In Chennai, two persons including a four-year-old boy fell prey to the deadly virus yesterday.

 

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First Published: Aug 11 2009 | 9:41 AM IST

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