A 51-year-old woman died of swine flu at a private hospital in Delhi, doctors said today.
The deceased was a resident of East Model Town in Ghaziabad.
She was admitted to the ICU of Ganga Ram Hospital in a serious condition on December 21.
"At the time of admission, the patient was in a critical state. She had lung failure and was on high frequency ventilator support. Her diagnosis at Ghaziabad and Sir Ganga Ram Hospital confirmed it to be a case of swine flu," Hospital Spokesperson Ajoy Sehgal said.
"Inspite of the best efforts of doctors, the patient expired on the morning of December 24," he said. The woman was earlier treated at Yashoda Hospital in Ghaziabad and then shifted to Columbia Asia Hospital in Gurgaon.
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