India sees sharp drop in swine flu cases
October 25th, 2010 - 3:50 pm ICT by IANSNew Delhi, Oct 25 (IANS)The number of swine flu cases in India in the past week dropped almost to half the previous count, the health ministry said here Monday.
A total of 46 cases were reported from acros the country during the week ended Oct 24 as against 98 recorded in the previous week, a ministry spokesperson said.
Ten swine flu deaths were reported during the week that ended Oct 24. Rajasthan reported four deaths while Haryana reported three, followed by two in Maharashtra and one in Gujarat.
Tamil Nadu recorded the highest number of 14 new cases, followed by 13 in Karnataka and five in Delhi, the spokesperson said.
A total of 2,633 swine flu deaths have been recorded since May 2009 when the disease broke out in India. At least 45,033 confirmed cases have been reported in the country since then.
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