One more person has succumbed to swine flu in Madhya Pradesh, taking the death toll to five this month, a top official said on Thursday.
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The victim, Bharti Patel (21), died in an Indore hospital during treatment in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh Health Director AN Mittal told PTI.
This was the third H1N1 death reported from Indore. The two other vicitms were from Jabalpur.
Around 20 patients were suffering from the viral disease in Jabalpur, Indore and Bhopal, health officials said.
After a three-month gap, H1N1 virus has resurfaced in Madhya Pradesh. No case of the dreaded disease was reported in the state between May and July, they added.