Girl tests positive for swine flu in Lucknow

Lucknow, July 19: The first case of H1N1 influenza has been reported in the state capital with a girl being tested positive for the swine flu, officials said today.

The 25-year-old girl was admitted to CSM Medical University on July 15 with complaint of breathlessness. She was later diagnosed with pneumonia, they said.

The girl, however, yesterday tested positive for swine flu making it a first confirmed case here this season, officials said.

Even since the outbreak of H1N1 virus in March 2009, Uttar Pradesh has reported 1,313 confirmed cases out of which 21 had died

–Agencies