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New Delhi, Sep 8 (IANS) A total of 84 people, including 38 children, tested positive for swine flu Tuesday in the national capital, taking the total number of those affected with the influenza A(H1N1) virus to 994.
Four people have died so far in the Indian capital due to swine flu.

Delhi Health Minister Kiran Walia said the “situation is under control and the government is doing its best in providing treatment to H1N1 patients in government hospitals”.

She also advised people to visit a doctor at the earliest if any symptom of swine flu appears.

“Of the total cases, 846 people have been treated and discharged. At the moment, 147 people are under treatment at various hospitals. About 16 of them are undergoing treatment at the different hospitals, while rest of them are being home quarantined.”

On Tuesday, she said, 84 cases tested positive for the flu. Out of these, 36 have been advised to quarantine themselves at home, she said.

Walia said it has been made mandatory for four private empanelled laboratories testing H1N1 virus to report all the positive swine flu cases to the state nodal officers, to enable the government have full details about the total number of patients affected by H1N1 virus as well to ensure their full treatment and trace all those they came in contact with.