A woman and her daughter suspected to be infected from swine flu died at Dr BR Ambedkar Memorial Hospital on Monday. The hospital authorities however did not confirm deaths due to swine flu. A 33–year old woman of Sakri, Kurud was admitted to Dr Ambedkar Hospital under critical condition at 4.30 am. She died during treatment within an hour of her admission.
Her 16 year old daughter was admitted to Dr Ambedkar Hospital at 8 am and she breathed her last at 2.30 pm. Hospital authorities did not confirm the deaths due to swine flu. Both the patients died due to multiple problems, said Public Relations Officer of Dr Ambedkar Hospital Dr Shubhra Singh. Meanwhile, one more suspected patient of swine flu was admitted to the Isolation Ward of Dr Ambedkar Hospital on Monday. The patient is a 55-year old woman from Durg, said Dr Singh.
As many as 13 samples of suspected swine flu patients were collected on Monday. With this, the total samples sent to National Centre for Disease Control has reached 400 while 48 have tested positive so far in the State. The State has recorded four deaths due to H1N1 Influenza this year including two from Durg and one each from Bilaspur and Bemetara district.