New Delhi, August 26: The spurt in swine flu cases across the country continued with 177 more people testing positive for the viral infection today, bringing the total number of H1N1 cases to 3,273.
While 52 cases were reported in Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra accounted for 31, Delhi 30, Karnataka 22, Kerala 15, Uttar Pradesh 7, and Andhra Pradesh 7.
Of the 177 new cases reported during the day, one is an imported case and the rest are indigenous.
Till date, samples of 17,777 people have been taken of which 3,273 have been found positive.
Health Ministry officials said there are two deaths in Maharashtra for which lab confirmation report of swine flu is awaited.
The highest number of cases were reported from Maharashtra which has 1,475 cases so far followed by Delhi which reported 540 cases.
—Agencies