Two more suspected Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS) deaths were reported in Pune, taking the death toll to 11 while the number of suspected cases stands at 211, as per the Pune district health department. In the first instance, a 26-year-old woman from Baramati died on Tuesday after a month-long battle with the illness at a private hospital. The second, a 37-year-old man from Sonavadi, passed away at Sassoon General Hospital on Monday.

The woman identified as Kiran Rajendra Deshmukh, who moved to Pune to pursue her career, tragically succumbed to complications caused by GBS. Health officials confirmed that her symptoms began on January 15 with episodes of diarrhoea and over the next few days, she experienced worsening symptoms, including difficulty swallowing and increasing weakness in her limbs.