Three deaths take India’s swine flu toll to 526
November 16th, 2009 - 10:01 pm ICT by IANS
- New Delhi, Nov 16 (IANS) Three swine flu deaths were reported Monday, taking the total toll due to Influenza A (H1N1) virus to 526 in India, health authorities said here.
At least 139 new cases were reported in the country, taking the total number of people affected with the contagious virus to 15,563.
On Monday, two deaths were reported in Rajasthan and one in Maharashtra.
With the fresh cases, the toll in Rajasthan has gone up to 23. The state also recorded 35 new cases Monday, taking the total number affected to 518.
The latest death in Maharashtra took the state’s toll to 214 - the highest in India.
The state reported the first swine flu casualty in the country Aug 3.
New cases were reported from Tamil Nadu (24), Kerala (23), Delhi (14), Haryana (14), Karnataka (10) and Gujarat (1).
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