One more person has succcumbed to swine flu in Dehradun taking the death toll to 11. A 55-year-old resident of Srinagar in Pauri district had died on July 3o. The State Health department recieved the positive report of this patient on August 4. The patient was admitted in the Himalayan hospital Jollygrant on July 26 with swine flu sypmtom.
Meanwhile, Hillgrange Prep School located in Dalanwala on Saturday decided to close the school till further notice. In a statement, the school claimed that three students have been found suffering from swine flu. However, the District incharge of Integrated disease survillance programme Dr Puneet Chandra denied the claim. He said that the department would get in touch with the school authorities on the issue.