Four children test positive for swine flu in Himachal

April 13th, 2010 - 10:35 pm ICT by IANS  

Shimla, April 13 (IANS) Four new swine flu cases have been reported in Himachal Pradesh after a gap of over a month, a health official said here Tuesday.
“Four children in the age group of 6 to 12 tested positive today (Tuesday) for swine flu at Kupvi village in the interior of Shimla district,” swine flu nodal officer Vinod Mehta told IANS.

With this, the number of Influenza A (H1N1) cases in the state has risen to 50.

“Sixteen people have died due to the virus in the state since October last year,” he added.

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