Odisha

Two more succumb to swine flu, toll rises to 29

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OB Bureau

Bhubaneswar: Two more persons succumbed to swine flu on Monday, taking the death toll to 29 in the state this season.
While a 33-year-man died in AIIMS, Bhubaneswar, the other death of a 72-year-old man was reported from SCB Medical College and Hospital in Cuttack.
Meanwhile, five more persons tested positive for the H1N1 virus. The fresh cases were reported from Care Hospital (2), SCB (1), Kar Clinic (1) and SUM Hospital (1). The patients belong to Khurda (2), Sundargarh (1), Bargarh (1) and Cuttack (1). As many as 24 swab samples were sent for examination, official sources said.
Of the the total 881 sample tested so far, 297 have been found infected with the viral influenza, the sources added.

OB Bureau

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