Swine flu deaths continued unabated with two girls and a 63-year-old woman on Tuesday succumbing to the deadly virus, taking the countrywide toll to ten even as the Centre asked the States to take urgent steps to tackle the pandemic.
Vadodra in Gujarat reported its first flu victim when a seven-year-old girl, Arya Borde, who was in a critical condition, died due to the viral disease, Sir Sayajirao Gaeikwad Hospital Medical Superintendent Atul Saxena said.
"She was on ventilator support since August 7. The result of H1N1 test was confirmed on August 8. She became critical on Tuesday morning and passed away at 12.30 hours," Principal Secretary, Health, Ravi Saxena said.
In Pune, the worst hit city in Maharashtra, 13-year- old Shruti Gawade, a student of Ahilyadevi school, died due to the virus infection. She had been kept on ventilator since August 7 at government-owned Sassoon hospital where she was brought from a private hospital in a critical condition, said Pandurang Pawar, Medical Superintendent of Sassoon hospital.
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