Two swine flu patients in serious condition in Pune

Two men, including a doctor, suffering from swine flu have been admitted in a serious condition to a hospital here, taking the total number of cases in the city, one of the worst-hit by the virus, to 120.

A doctor, who works with Inlaks hospital in camp area, was admitted to the ICU in Sassoon General Hospital after he tested positive for the virus, according to RR Pardeshi, civic medical officer.

Doctors attending on him have described his condition as serious.

A 35-year-old Swine flu patient was admitted last night to the same hospital in a critical condition.

The patient, brought from private Nobel Hospital in Hadapsar area, has been put on ventilator, Dr RR Pardeshi, Civic Medical Officer, said.

The patient was seen in civic Naidu Hospital on Wednesday where this throat swabs were taken for H1N1 testing and taken back to Nobel Hospital in an ambulance. After his blood samples tested positive for swine flu at NIV today, he was immediately taken to the isolation ward of Sassoon General Hospital, Pardeshi said.

Dr Pardeshi said the patient had no information on "contributory history" of infection, meaning there was no known positive contact responsible for transmission.

A 14-year-old girl Reeda Shaikh died of swine flu here on Monday, becoming the first victim of the disease in India.