The health department has taken a serious note of the delay in reporting of the death of swine flu patient by the authorities of Mahant Indiresh hospital. The Chief Medical Officer (CMO) of Dehradun has issued a notice to the hospital over reported delay. The death of the female patient occurred on April 3 but the case was reported to the district health department on April 8. It is standard procedure that all hospitals and medical practitioners should compulsorily inform the district health authorities about suspected patients.