Vadodara: A 58-year-old lady died because of flu-like signs at a state-run hospital in Vadodara metropolis of Gujarat, an official mentioned on Tuesday.
When requested if the H3N2 influenza virus was the trigger, the official mentioned samples have been despatched for testing and a overview committee will decide the precise reason behind the lady’s demise.
The affected person was shifted to Sir Sayajirao General (SSG) Hospital on March 11 from a personal facility. She died on March 13, mentioned Resident Medical Officer (RMO), SSG Hospital, D Ok Helaya.
We have taken all of the samples and despatched them for testing. The overview committee will decide the reason for the lady’s demise,” the RMO advised reporters. The deceased was a resident of Fatehgunj space in Vadodara.
Gujarat has reported three circumstances of seasonal influenza subtype H3N2 to date this 12 months, Health Minister Rushikesh Patel had mentioned final week. “Till March 10 this year, a total of 80 cases of season flu were reported in Gujarat, out of which 77 are influenza of H1N1 and three of H3N2 subtypes. Not a single death has occurred here due to H3N2,” Patel had mentioned.
