RIMS in Bariatu, Ranchi, where Sanjay Kumar Sahu was admitted on Thursday night after he tested positive A small-time transporter in Ranchi has tested positive for the H1N1 virus, taking the official count of swine flu patients in the state to two so far this year. His throat and nasal swabs were sent to SRL Diagnostics in Mumbai and the reports returned positive on Thursday evening. Unable to keep up with escalating bills and in the wake of swine flu confirmation, family members shifted Sahu to state-run Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS) in Bariatu from Orchid Medical Centre on HB Road late on Thursday night. Singh, who was admitted to Medanta hospital in Ranchi, had tested positive for H1N1. Earlier, on August 3, a 48-year-old woman from Mango in Jamshedpur died with swine flu-like symptoms at Tata Motors Hospital.

Source: The Telegraph August 25, 2017 21:11 UTC