New Delhi, January 01: At least 21 Swine Flu deaths were reported from across the country, taking the death toll in India to 919. Four deaths were reported on Thursday, while others occurred earlier, but tested positive for A H1N1 later.
The fresh Swine flu deaths occurred in Delhi, Rajasthan, Maharashtra and Gujarat. The other 17 deaths occurred earlier – 11 in Gujarat, 2 each in Delhi, Rajasthan and Maharashtra.
Maharashtra accounts for 264 Swine Flu deaths – highest in the country, followed by Rajasthan (142), Karnataka (131), Gujarat (100), Delhi (72), Andhra Pradesh (52), Haryana (32), Kerala (31), Punjab (31) and Uttarakhand (10).
As many as 207 new cases of Swine Flu were detected in different parts of India, taking the number of laboratory-confirmed cases of A H1N1 to 25,779. Delhi reported 100 fresh cases of Swine Flu, followed by Maharashtra (23), Gujarat (20), Uttar Pradesh (19), Haryana (15) and Rajasthan (8).
–Agencies