Two persons — one in Haryana and the other in Karnataka — have died of influenza caused by the H3N2 virus, reports in the Indian media said on Friday quoting government sources.

An 85-year-old man in Karnataka’s Hassan is believed to be the first to die of H3N2 in the country. Gowda was admitted to hospital on February 24 and died on March 1, NDTV quoted officials as saying.

He was reportedly a diabetic and suffered from hypertension.

According to health department sources in Karnataka, the elderly man from Alur in Hassan died on March 1, Indian agency IANS reported.

It quoted Commissioner of Health Department D. Randeep confirming the death due to H3N2 variant on Friday.

Source Gulf News

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