By IANS,
New Delhi : A 27-year-old woman succumbed to influenza A (H1N1) Monday taking the toll in Delhi to 15, the state Health Minister Kiran Walia said.
The patient died at the Safdarjung Hospital. She was suffering from rheumatic heart diseases and had undergone treatment at the Escort Heart Institute before being shifted to the Safdarjung Hospital.
Besides, the capital city reported 27 fresh cases taking the total number of infections so far to 2,920. However, around 90 percent of them have been cured completely. Of the fresh cases, 15 are children.
Walia said: “The situation is under control. (There is) no need to panic.”
Walia said the government is trying its best to provide treatment to H1N1 patients in government hospitals. She advised people to visit a doctor at the earliest if any symptom of swine flu appears.
With at least 2,920 cases, Delhi is second only to Maharashtra in the number of patients being reported. Maharashtra heads the infection chart with 3,072 cases so far.
India has reported over 11,000 cases so far and at least 351 people have died due to the swine flu virus.