Swine Flu Claims its Seventh Victim

The swine flu death toll has elevated its levels claiming one more life today night. Sanjay Tilekar aged 35, a pharmacist from Pune has been reported as the fourth person succumbed by influenza virus. The four deaths in Pune were reported from the Sasoon hospital and the administration of Tamiflu tablets has been set up the state government for the suspected cases. The present situation of the hospital reports six swine flu cases, out of which four of them are on the ventilator.

With the fourth death case being reported from Pune, the government has declared the closure of schools, colleges, cinema halls, markets and malls for the next seven days to prevent the rapid spreading disease.