Six people have died due to swine flu, taking the death toll due to 222 in the state, health officials said here today.
While 21 more persons have tested positive for H1N1 virus, they said.
SK Bhatnagar and Suresh Patel, both aged 54 years, died due to swine flu in Vadodara civil hospital yesterday, health officials said.
In Rajkot, one Jyotsna Mahendrabhai (40) and Hansa Rani (60) from Ahmedabad succumbed to the H1N1 infection, they said, adding that one Sarvottam Patel (45) from Ahmedabad died on Monday, but was reported today.
Death of Sagar Narottam (22) who had died at the Civil Hospital in Rajkot on January 22, was reported today.
The 21 new cases of positive H1N1 infection were reported from different districts of the state, which include Ahmedabad, Vadodara, Anand, Surat, Rajkot, Amreli, Jamnagar, Junagadh, Banaskantha and Kutch.
Till date 1,176 people have tested positive for the H1N1 virus in the state, out of which 222 have died.
Out of the 222, eight are from Rajasthan who were brought here for treatment, but could not be saved.
