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H1N1-positive pregnant woman dies

A pregnant woman receiving treatment at Indhira Gandhi Memorial Hospital after contracting the H1N1 influenza virus has passed away.

IGMH has confirmed report of the woman’s death to “Sun”.

IGMH’s media official reported the woman was 29 years of age, and had been receiving treatment from the Intensive Care Unit of the hospital.

She passed away this Sunday morning.

No personal details of the woman had been released to the media.

The death of the woman brings the total of fatalities from the current outbreak of the H1N1 influenza (swine flu) to five.

The number of new cases of H1N1 patients continues to rise.

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