Eight more persons succumbed to swine flu in Rajasthan, raising the toll in the epidemic to 117, an official of the Medical and Health Directorate (MHD) said on Thursday.
Of the eight, three persons were from Barmer, and one each from Jodhpur, Banswara, Jhunjhunu, Jaisalmer, and Sikar, the official said.
“Out of 1,404 people who tested positive for the virus, 117 have died in the State from January 1 so far,” the official said.
Of the 33 districts in Rajasthan, 29 are affected with the contagious swine flu.
So far, Jaipur has reported 21 deaths due to the H1N1 virus -- the maximum in the State, followed by Ajmer 19, Barmer 11, Nagaur 9, Jodhpur 8, Chittorgarh 7, Banswara 6, Kota 5, Bikaner and Tonk 4 each, Sikar and Bhilwara 3 each, Dausa, Jhunjhunu, Pali, Bundi, and Udaipur two each.
Bharatpur, Churu, Jaisalmer, Srigangangar, Hanumangarh, Dungarpur and Alwar have recorded one death each. Swiss woman dies of swine flu in Jodhpur
A 70—year—old woman from Switzerland today died of swine flu at a hospital in Jodhpur, an official said.
The deceased identified as Animarie succumbed to the flu this morning, Jodhpur Chief Medical and Health Officer (CMHO) Dr Y V Singh Rathore told PTI on phone.
She was referred to MMH in Jodhpur yesterday from a private hospital in Jaisalmer where she was found positive for H1N1 virus, he said.
The woman, who was also suffering from lung cancer, died this morning, the CMHO said.
The body has been kept in a mortuary.
She had come to Jaisalmer as a tourist and the woman’s guide brought her to Jodhpur yesterday.
The Swiss Embassy has been informed, the official said.
