7 more die of swine flu in Punjab, four in Haryana

Seven more deaths due to swine flu were reported in Punjab in last four days taking the toll from the disease to 24, while in Haryana four persons including three women died of the H1N1 virus.

“Fresh deaths have been reported from Bathinda and Faridkot taking the toll to 24,” State Nodal Officer for Swine Flu (Punjab) Gagandeep Singh Grover said on Saturday. The patients who died because of the virus over the fortnight belonged to Bathinda, Muktsar, Ferozepur, Faridkot, Ludhiana, Fatehgarh Sahib, Moga and Mansa. Notably, till January 20, swine flu had claimed four lives in the state.