Swine Flu death toll mounts to 32 in Odisha

Bhubaneswar: The swine flu death toll in Odisha increased to 32 with one more person succumbing to the H1N1 virus on Thursday, official sources said.

The latest death report came from the SCB Medical College Hospital in Cuttack, a health department official said adding that the number of persons infected by H1N1 virus also increased to 329.

Of the total 978 samples tested, 329 were found positive to the H1N1 virus, the official said.

Meanwhile, dengue has claimed the lives of at least three persons in the state recently, the sources said.