Pune, August 11: Swine flu claimed two more victims on Tuesday afternoon. A 63-year-old woman Sayada died in Thane, Maharashtra. Seven-year-old girl Arya Muralesuccumbs to swine flu in government-run Sir Sayaji Rao Hospital in Vadodra, says a senior doctor.
The swine flu pandemicA schoolgirl became the fifth victim of the swine flu in the state when she succumbed to the virus early on Tuesday, according to a health official.
The victim, Shruti Gavde (13), died in the Sassoon Hospital here, barely hours after a pharmacist Sanjay Tilekar died there last night, the official from the State Swine Flu Control Room said.
A student of AD High School in Pune, Shruti had tested positive last Saturday and had been admitted to Sassoon Hospital last Sunday in a critical condition. She died around 1.30 am Tuesday, according to the official.
So far, a total of 333 people have been affected by the virus all over the state, with Pune notching 221, Mumbai (81), and Satara (31).
Pune also tops the list of casualties with five deaths so far followed by one death each in Mumbai, Ahmedabad and Chennai.
–Agencies