SWine flu is dirty virus Hank for all worlds. Woman succumbs to swine flu in Pune and death toll climbs to 44. The continues to spread in the pune. According to Dr Ashok Mehta, Joint Director, Health, 29 schools and six colleges in the city have so far reported swine flu cases since the first fatality on August 3.A total of 21 patients are in ICU out of which eight were on ventilator, he added.

The National Institute of Virology (NIV), which is the only designated lab for testing of throat swabs for the virus, is flooded with samples of suspected patients, resulting in delay in obtaining results. A 30-year-old woman died of swine flu at a private hospital in Pune. Sharada Phulpati died late on Tuesday, hospital authorities said on Wednesday. Health officials are looking into the possibility of authorizing private labs to test for the virus to reduce the load on NIV.