The deceased boy was admitted for suspected dengue fever but it was diagnosed with H1N1 influenza. (File)
An eight-year old boy suffering from swine flu died today at the Coimbatore Medical College Hospital, sources in the hospital said.
N Sanjay, hailing from Samathur in nearby Pollachi in Tamil Nadu, was admitted to the hospital 10 days ago for suspected dengue fever, but later doctors diagnosed him to be suffering from the H1N1 influenza.
He died today afternoon without responding to treatment, the sources said.
Two other patients were undergoing treatment for dengue, four for swine flu and 12 with symptoms of the flu while and 61 people were being treated for viral fever, they said.
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