A 23-year-old MBBS student in Maharashtra’s Ahmednagar passed away after testing positive for the H3N2 influenza virus on the night of Monday, 13 March.
The influenza virus also claimed the life of a 78-year-old man in Nagpur who was being treated at a private hospital.
The total number of deaths due to H3N2 in the country has now reached nine, according to media reports. The Health Ministry, however, is yet to release the official death toll.