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60-Year-Old Woman Dies After Swine Flu Test, Inquiry
A woman from Ujjain was being treated at a hospital in Indore.
The headline says she tested positive for swine flu.
She left the hospital on 18 August 2026 and went back home.
She died at her home the next day.
The local health officer said the hospital had not told the Health Department about the case.
Because of this, the hospital received a show-cause notice.
A team of three people will investigate what happened.
The report is expected to establish the facts officially.
A 60-year-old woman from Ujjain died at home on 19 August 2026 after treatment at an Indore hospital.
The article’s headline says she had tested positive for swine flu.
She left the hospital and returned to Ujjain on 18 August 2026, according to the official notice.
Indore Chief Medical and Health Officer Madhav Prasad Hasani said the hospital did not inform the Health Department about the case.
Authorities issued the hospital a show-cause notice and formed a three-member investigation team.
- Who
- A 60-year-old woman from Ujjain; Indore Chief Medical and Health Officer Madhav Prasad Hasani; and a three-member investigation team.
- What
- The woman died after leaving an Indore hospital, while authorities began an inquiry into the hospital’s handling and reporting of the case.
- Where
- She was treated at a hospital in Indore and died at her residence in Ujjain.
- When
- She left the hospital on 18 August 2026 and died on 19 August 2026.
- Why
- The investigation was ordered because the hospital reportedly did not inform the Health Department about the case.
Key facts
- Patient’s reported age
- 60 years; some newspaper reports described her as 62.
- Reported condition
- The headline says she tested positive for swine flu.
- Hospital location
- Indore
- Patient’s residence
- Ujjain
- Hospital departure
- 18 August 2026
- Date of death
- 19 August 2026
- Official action
- A show-cause notice was issued and a three-member investigation was formed.
Quotes
Madhav Prasad Hasani
Indore Chief Medical and Health Officer who issued the official clarification.
“The factual position is that a 60‑year‑old woman resident of Ujjain was under treatment at a hospital in Indore. On 18 August 2026 she left the hospital and returned to her home in Ujjain. On 19 August 2026, she died at her residence.”
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