India, Feb. 21 -- With one suspected case of Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS) reported on Thursday, the total number of GBS cases reported in Pune district has reached 212 (suspected and confirmed). While there have been 11 deaths reported so far amongst GBS patients, the Death Audit Committee (DAC) of the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) evaluated four deaths among GBS patients and confirmed two out of them as being due to GBS, taking the total number of confirmed GBS deaths in the district to five, said civic officials.

The DAC of the PMC is helmed by civic health chief Dr Nina Borade and includes experts in epidemic diseases and infectious diseases, physicians, and paediatricians among others. The DAC evaluated four deaths including thos...