Mumbai: A seven-month-old girl died of swine flu in Mumbai on Tuesday.
This third swine flu death in Mumbai has taken country's total toll to 28.
“The girl Modia Mohammad Shaikh, a resident of suburban Ghatkopar, died at the hospital early today (Tuesday),” said Additional Municipal Commissioner Manisha Mhaiskar.
The girl was shifted to Kasturba Gandhi hospital from a private hospital and her blood sample was sent to Haffkine Institute for tests.
On Monday, a record 220 people tested positive for H1N1 in India.
Worried over the rising swine flu cases in the country, the Health Ministry has revised its treatment guidelines.
The patients will be categorised depending on the severity of infection and given appropriate treatment.
Schools have been asked to suspend morning assemblies and check students for swine flu symptoms.
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