Swine flu claimed its third victim in the State with a 42-year-old man succumbing to the disease at a private hospital here on Sunday. Public Health Director Kailash Dash said Anup Kumar Sahu of the city, who worked for a company in Baleswar, had been admitted in a serious condition. Dash said 11 out of the 71 swabs examined this year have tested positive.
“We have created isolated wards in district hospitals and medical college hospitals for the swine flu-affected patients. Besides, people are being sensitised about the disease,” said Dash.
On February 2, the State registered the first swine flu casualty when Aditya Narayan Jena (42) died at the SCB Medical College Hospital, Cuttack. After a few days, an employee of the Hindustan Aeronautics ltd (HAl), Koraput Biswambar Dalabehera died of the flu.