India’s swine flu toll touches 485
November 8th, 2009 - 8:47 pm ICT by IANS
- New Delhi, Nov 8 (IANS) One swine flu death was reported Sunday, taking the total toll due to Influenza A (H1N1) virus in India to 485, health authorities said here.
Also, 71 new cases were reported in the country, taking the total number of people affected with the virus to 14,477.
One death was reported from Maharashtra, taking the total toll to 207 - the highest in the country. As many as 3,716 people have tested for the virus in the state.
“Till date, samples from 76,033 people have been tested for Influenza A (H1N1) in government laboratories and a few private laboratories across the country and 14,477 of them have been found positive,” said a statement issued here.
Of the 71 new cases, 34 alone were from Rajasthan where so far 93 people have been affected by the contagious virus.
Delhi continued to record new cases. On Sunday, the national capital reported 12 new cases, taking the total number of people who tested positive for the virus in the Indian capital to 3,604.
New cases were also reported from Karnataka (17), Kerala (4), Haryana (2) and Orissa (2).
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