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Swine Flu Claims First Life in Chhindwara This Year
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News18•01-10-2026, 14:00
Swine Flu Claims First Life in Chhindwara This Year
- •A 68-year-old man died of swine flu in Chhindwara, marking the district's first H1N1-related death this year.
- •The man was admitted to the district hospital on September 19 with cough and breathing difficulties, testing positive for swine flu on September 23.
- •He was transferred to an isolation ward and succumbed to the viral infection on Tuesday.
- •A post-mortem report confirmed swine flu as the cause of death.
- •The isolation ward was sanitized and temporarily closed, with staff instructed to take extra precautions; no contact with other patients or travel history has been identified.
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A short post-mortem report confirmed that swine flu was the cause of death for the 68-year-old man, marking the first fatality from the viral infection in the Chhindwara district this year.
The patient was admitted to the district hospital on September 19 for cough and breathing difficulty, and subsequently tested positive for swine flu on September 23 before passing away on Tuesday.
Following his death, the isolation ward was sanitised and temporarily closed, and doctors and hospital staff were instructed to take extra precautions against the viral infection.
