Swine flu claimed its second victim in the city this year with the death of a 27-year-old man at a private hospital today, health officials said.
"The man, who was infected with H1N1 virus, died at the hospital located in Gajuwaka area this morning. He was from Sriharipuram locality in Visakhapatnam. This is the second swine flu death in the city since January," District Nodal Officer of the Swine Flu, Dr L B H S Devi told PTI.
According to Devi, ever since the victim had returned from a tour in south India about a month back, he had started suffering from health problems like cough, cold, bleeding from mouth, following which he was admitted to a hospital.
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In January this year, a 27-year-old pregnant woman had succumbed to the deadly disease here.
Devi said that a house-to-house surveillance is being conducted in Visakhapatnam to find out people suffering from swine flu.
