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On Tuesday, Navnath Thombre from Chakan in Khed taluka died at YCM hospital, Pimpri. Hospital authorities said he had been brought to the hospital on October 30 and was on ventilator since.
The 29-year-old died on Tuesday.
Twenty-eight-year-old Surekha Chaure from Ambegaon who died three days ago during treatment was confirmed on Tuesday by the National Institute of Virology as a case of swine flu. Surekha was in her eighth month of pregnancy. She had fever, throat irritation and cough since October 10. She was admitted to a hospital at Manchar and was later referred to Niramay hospital at Bhosari. From there, she was sent to YCM Hospital where she died on
October 31.
Death due to H1N1 was confirmed on Tuesday, Dr Pandit Chavan, Joint Director of Health Services said.
Out of the 204 deaths reported in the state, 98 were women and 106 men. A total of 132 people who died were in the age group 16-45 years. A total of 40 people who died were from Pune Municipal Corporation area, 11 were from Pimpri Chinchwad area and 32 from Pune rural. The Pune circle which also comprises Solapur district saw nine deaths. On Monday a total of 383 people with suspected swine flu symptoms were given tamiflu, Chavan said.
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Tamiflu is a unique medication and helps in treatment as well as prevention of influenza. It is also recommended by World Health Organization in case of influenza pandemic and bird flu outbreak. Tamiflu is a safe and effective drug; however, it would be misleading to say that it is the best influenza treatment. Different people react differently to medications and hence you might find Tamiflu good but someone else might not. It is best to follow a doctor%u2019s instructions in any case