Swine flu claims 2 more lives in Assam; 10 tested positive
AGENCIES | MONDAY, MARCH 16TH, 2015
PTI
Guwahati: Two more persons succumbed to swine flu and 10 new cases of those infected with the H1N1 virus surfaced in Assam, officials said on Sunday.
?We have detected 12 cases of swine flu across the state. Out of them, two have died. The rest 10 persons are doing fine now,? Assam Health and Family Welfare Minister Nazrul Islam said here.
He said four persons have been detected with swine flu in Jorhat and Dibrugarh each, three in Guwahati and one in Tezpur. The infected people include two Army personnel from Dibrugarh and Tezpur.
The death toll due to the virus have reached to four, with two deaths occurring in Jorhat district. ?Of the 12 persons, seven had travel history and five are affected locally,? he added.
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