New Delhi: Swine flu cases continued to
surge in the national capital as 29 more people tested
positive for the H1N1 virus today.
With this the total number of people affected by the
virus in the city rose to 362 this year.
"29 swab samples tested positive for H1N1 virus in the
last 24 hours. With this the total number of people affected
by it in the city now stands at 362," a health official said.
Till date 15 swine flu deaths have been reported in the
city this year of which six cases are from outside the city,
he said.
Though the World Health Organisation officially declared
that the swine flu pandemic is over, it said the number of
H1N1 cases, including fatal cases, in India per week continued
to increase since mid June this year.
-PTI
First Published: Monday, August 16, 2010, 21:35