Jaipur: A 70-year-old woman from Switzerland died of swine flu at a hospital in Jodhpur, on Thursday, said, an official.
The deceased identified as Ann Marie succumbed to the flu this morning, Jodhpur Chief Medical and Health Officer (CMHO), Dr Y V Singh Rathore, told PTI over the phone. She was referred to MMH in Jodhpur on Wednesday, from a private hospital in Jaisalmer, where she was found positive for H1N1 virus, he said.
The woman, who was also suffering from lung cancer, died this morning, the CMHO said. The body has been kept in a mortuary. She had come to Jaisalmer as a tourist and the woman's guide brought her to Jodhpur on Wednesday.
The Swiss Embassy has been informed, the official said. So far, the contagious swine flu has claimed 117 lives in Rajasthan.
As many as 216 people have lost their lives to due the flu across the country in the first ten days of February as the death toll mounted to 407 this year.
