Swine flu claimed yet another life with the death of a woman at Sasoon hospital here today, raising the countrywide toll of people succumbing to the viral infection to 13.
"29-year old Shrawani Deshpande died at around 2.30 AM due to bilateral pneumonia following severe lung infection caused by the H1N1 virus," attending doctors said.
This is the seventh death in the city.
Shrawani, a resident of Kothrud area, was admitted to Sasoon hospital in a critical condition on August 10 after being referred from Sashwat private hospital, they said.
