K'taka: H1N1 claims life of techie, toll up to 28
Bangalore, Sep 2: A 31-year-old techie succumbed to the H1N1 virus in Bangalore taking the state's Swine flu death toll to 28.
The software engineer who hails from Tamil Nadu was working with a reputed US/based IT company in Bangalore. Officials said that the man who was admitted in the Lakeside hospital died on Tuesday, Sep 1.
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"He
was
admitted
with
symptoms
of
pneumonia
in
progression
and
was
down
with
fever
for
a
week
before
he
was
brought
here.
He
was
administered
Tamiflu
on
the
first
day
and
then
put
on
ventilator
for
the
next
three
days
before
he
died,"
H
Paramesh,
director
of
Lakeside
Hospital
was
quoted
as
saying.
His samples were sent for testing on Aug 29. However, the confirmation was received only on Tuesday, Sep 1.
It is important to note that in most of the death cases reported from Bangalore, the test results confirming Swine flu have been delayed.
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