Sajipanadu: H1N1 claims another person

Batwala, 16 Oct 2018 [Fik/News Sources]: Another person of Sajipanadu who was admitted to a hospital following suspected H1N1 virus died in the hospital on Tuesday morning. With the death of the woman, the disease claimed mother and her daughter of the same family within six days. Now the family and the local people are under panic.

The victim has been identified as Zabina (22), daughter of late Mayyaddi of Sajipanadu. Though she was admitted to a hospital, she died today morning as she was not responded to the treatment.  Zabina mother Avvamma(44) died of H1N1 on October 10.

Confirming the death of Avvamma due to H1N1, taluk medical officer Dr Deepa Prabhu said that Zabina was also suffering from H1N. Another suspected patient from Sajipanadu was admitted to the hospital. She is yet to get the medical report about the patient, she added.

Four of same family died in two weeks

Mayyaddi, the head of the  family, who was suffering for the last  eight months, died on October 01. The new born baby of Zabina, the second daughter of Mayyaddi, died of  neonatal syndrome on October 4. Mayyaddi's wife Ammamma died on October 10 due to H1N1. Now Zubina succumbed to the disease today morning.