70-year-old Swiss woman dies of swine flu in Jodhpur

Jaipur: A 70-year-old woman from Switzerland on Thursday died of swine flu at a hospital in Jodhpur, an official said. The deceased identified as Animarie succumbed to the flu this morning, Jodhpur Chief Medical and Health Officer (CMHO) Dr Y V Singh Rathore told PTI on phone. [caption id=“attachment_2095229” align=“alignleft” width=“380” class=" “]  Representational image. Reuters[/caption] She was referred to MMH in Jodhpur on Wednesday from a private hospital in Jaisalmer where she was found positive for H1N1 virus, he said. The woman, who was also suffering from lung cancer, died on Thursday morning, the CMHO said. The body has been kept in a mortuary. She had come to Jaisalmer as a tourist and the woman’s guide brought her to Jodhpur on Wednesday. The Swiss Embassy has been informed, the official said. So far, the contagious swine flu has claimed 117 lives in Rajasthan. As many as 216 people have lost their lives to due the flu across the country in the first ten days of February as the death toll mounted to 407 this year. PTI