First swine flu death reported in Bangalore

Bangalore: Swine flu claimed its first victim in Karnataka when a 26-year-old woman succumbed to the virus, pushing up the country-wide toll in the pandemic to 20.

The woman, Roopa, a teacher in a private school, was admitted to Bangalore’s St. Philomena Hospital on August seven for pneumonia. Her condition turned critical on August 9 following which doctors tested her for swine flu which turned positive, health authorities said.

She died on Wednesday.

Roopa, a mother of two children aged between six and four, was also suffering from high blood sugar.

She was attending her school Sudarshan Vidyalaya till last week.

Following her death, health authorities have advised the school to declare a holiday and subject students and Roopa's colleagues to swine flu tests as a precautionary measure.

Maharashtra has had the maximum number of deaths due to swine flu – 11 in Pune, two in Mumbai and one in Nashik.

SWINE FLU VICTIMS

• Reeda Shaikh, 14, died in Pune's Sassoon Hospital, Maharashtra, Aug 3. She was the first swine flu death in the country. Shaikh died of wrong diagnosis and delay in treatment.
• Fahmida Panwala, 53, died in Mumbai's Kasturba Hospital, Maharashtra, Aug 8. She was undergoing treatment for diabetes and hypertension.
• Sanjay Kokare, 42, died in Pune's Sassoon Hospital, Maharashtra, Aug 8. A teacher by profession, he died due to late treatment and respiratory problems.
• Pravin Patel, an NRI, died in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, Aug 9. He had viral pneumonia and his haemoglobin count was low.
• Baburao Mane, 35, died in Pune's Sassoon Hospital, Maharashtra. He had pneumonia in both lungs. The ayurvedic doctor was the third victim of swine flu in Pune and died Aug 10. He also had Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) and his blood pressure was low.
• Sanjay Balakrishnan, 4, who died in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, Aug 10, was diagnosed with kidney failure and chest congestion. He suffered from multiple organ failure.
• Sanjay Tilekar, a pharmacist, succumbed to the viral infection at the Sassoon Hospital in Pune, Maharashtra, Aug 10.
• Shruti Gavde, 13, died in Pune's Sassoon Hospital, Maharashtra, Aug 11.
• Shahida Warsi, 63, died at Mumbai's Noor Hospital, Maharashtra, Aug 11.
• Arya, 7, died in a government hospital in Vadodara, Gujarat, Aug 11.
• Wilson Lukose died at a private hospital in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, Aug 11.
• Rakesh Gargunde, a medico in Nashik Civil Hospital, Maharashtra, died Aug 12.
• Shravani Deshpande, 29, died of the disease in Pune, Maharashtra, Aug 12. She had pneumonia.
• Sanjay Mistry, 35, died in Sassoon Hospital in Pune, Maharashtra, Aug 12.
• Babu Genu Kuland, a schoolboy, died in the Sassoon Hospital in Pune, Maharashtra, Aug 12.
• Nita Meghani, 50, died in Sassoon Hospital in Pune, Maharashtra, Aug 12.
• Gautam Shelar, died of swine flu on Wednesday afternoon at Pune's Sassoon Hospital.
• Swabhiman Kamble died at Pune’s Sahyadri Munot Hospital after suffering from upper respiratory track disorder.
• 75-year-old Bharati Goel, a resident of Yerawada, had to be shifted from KEM to Sasoon Hospital in Pune. Her other complications included ARDS, diabetes, heart problems.