Ganpati
NEW DELHI: Six persons, including a 21-year-old pregnant woman, succumbed to the deadly swine flu since last evening pushing the countrywide fatalities to 69 even as over 100 more were infected with the H1N1 virus.
Four deaths occurred in Maharashtra, the worst-hit State, and one each in Gujarat and Haryana as close to 2,800 patients were undergoing treatment for the disease across the country.
Pushpa Choudhary (21), a resident of Thane who was seven months pregnant, died of swine flu at Kasturba Hospital on Sunday, taking the death count to eight in the metropolis.
Another fatality from Maharashtra was reported when Anil Sheshrao Chavan (26) succumbed to the disease at a hospital in Jalna in Marathwada region.
In Pune, which is bearing the brunt of the pandemic in India, two more women died of the disease, taking the death toll here to 22.
Meanwhile, terror alerts and swine flu scare did not dampen the spirit of Mumbaikars as they welcomed Lord Ganesha with `aartis’ and chants of `Ganpati bappa morya’ amidst intermittent showers as the 10-day Ganeshotsav celebrations began on Sunday.
In the backdrop of 26/11 terror attacks, the 10,349 Ganesh mandals across Mumbai have made elaborate security arrangements during the festival to ensure safety of devotees. `This is one of the biggest festivals in the backdrop of the November 26 terror attacks,’ police said.
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