Two persons died of A (H1N1) influenza at Coimbatore Medical College Hospital (CMCH) on Friday night. CMCH authorities said that the patients were suffering from other illnesses when they were brought to the hospital. They said that pneumonitis, inflammation of lung tissue, was the cause of death in both cases.
In the first case, a 36-year-old woman from Ramanathapuram died soon after her admission at CMCH on Friday. The woman, who also had symptoms of A (H1N1) influenza, was declared dead hours after her admission.
In the second case, a 54-year-old man from Sowripalayam died at CMCH due to pneumonitis. Relatives of the deceased created tension at CMCH alleging that hospital authorities had diagnosed the man with cardiac ailments at the time of admission and later termed pneumonitis as reason for death. Though a new case of A (H1N1) influenza was reported at CMCH, authorities refused to give exact number of patients treated.
