A man suspected to have been infected with H1N1 virus died on Monday night.
Padmanaban (85), a resident of Pungampadi village near Arni, was admitted to the Christian Medical College Hospital, Vellore, for appendicitis treatment last week. After surgery, he had breathing trouble and was referred to JIPMER hospital in Puducherry, where he died. Health officials conducted a medical camp and screened residents in the village for fever. Disinfection of streets and houses was carried out. Public water sources were chlorinated and mosquito eradication works taken up.