Akansha, a resident of Aliganj area, is the youngest and third patient to die from H1N1 virus in the state capital.

She was admitted to Vivekanand Polyclinic on November 27 with high fever. “She was straightaway put on a ventilator in the ICU,” said Swami Muktinathanand, secretary, Vivekanand Polyclinic. “We sent the samples for test to a private testing centre for quick results,” he added. “The girl died with bilateral bronco pneumonia and tested positive for swine flu as well,” said Dr A K Shukla, Chief Medical Officer of Lucknow.

Meanwhile, health officials claimed Rae Bareli resident Amresh Sinha, who died on Monday, was infected with Influenza A virus and not H1N1. “He tested negative for H1N1 but positive for Influenza A, a new virus,” said Dr R K Khanna, Director, Communicable and Vector-borne Disease. “Till now, only two such cases have come up in the state, the other one from Lucknow,” he added.