PUNE: A 25-year-old woman who died on Sunday was declared positive for the H1N1 influenza on Tuesday. With this, the city's death toll has climbed to 123.
According to Pradip Awate, medical officer of state health services, Chaitali Santosh Chaudhari (25), a resident of Padegaon village, Phaltan taluka, died at Sassoon hospital at 11.45 pm on Sunday.
"Her throat swab report confirmed the presence of the H1N1 virus on Tuesday," said Awate.
Before being admitted to Sassoon hospital on December 6, Chaitali was treated at other local hospitals. "She had developed bilateral pneumonia and was critical at the time of admission. She was put on a ventilator. Her condition deteriorated further, following which she succumbed to the contagion," said Awate.