Swine flu toll touches 400 mark in Gujarat

Ahmedabad: Gujarat's swine flu toll has risen to 400 since January this year after three more people succumbed to the H1N1 virus in the state on Wednesday, a Gujarat government Health department release said.

Besides, 45 new cases of H1N1 virus infection were also detected in the state today, taking the number of confirmed cases to 6,226, the release said.

"Three people died due to swine flu in Gujarat today, while 45 new cases were reported from the state," it said.

"One death each was reported in Ahmedabad, Jamnagar and Dwarka districts in Gujarat," the release said.

However, the Gujarat government has claimed that 5,505 swine flu patients have been cured so far, while 67 patients were discharged today.