Ahmedabad, January 22: With two more persons succumbing to swine flu here, the death toll due to the disease rose to 208 in Gujarat, health officials said here today.
Ankit Ashokbhai (20) died of swine flu at municipal-run LG hospital here this morning, while 18-year-old Jagrutiben died at a private hospital yesterday, they said.
Meanwhile, 16 new cases of swine flu have been reported today from Ahmedabad, Rajkot, Junagadh, Vadodara and Jamnagar, the officials said, adding that the total number H1N1 positive cases in the state has reached 1,112.
–Agencies