Bhopal, September 26: Four more persons succumbed to H1N1 virus, taking the death toll due to swine flu in Madhya Pradesh to 71 since last month, officials said here today. Pankaj Mehto (26), a resident of Sehore, Shiv Lal (46) and Neetu Chouhan (28) – both hailing from Bhopal, died while undergoing treatment here, officials said adding Vimla Bai (42), hailing from Ujjain being treated in Indore also succumbed to the virus.
All the four victims succumbed to the virus within the last week. Condition of ten out of 63 patients with symptoms of swine flu being treated in different hospitals is stated to be critical, officials said.
—PTI—