India’s swine flu death toll reached 303
New Delhi: One death each was reported from Delhi, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Maharashtra. In Chandigarh a 12-year-girl, a native of Uttar Pradesh’s Meerut city, became the first victim in the city.
‘Harshita was brought to Chandigarh Friday in a very serious condition and she was admitted to Chaitanya Hospital. When the hospital authorities informed us, she was already on ventilator support,’ H.C. Gera, nodal officer for swine flu, Chandigarh.
In addition, 177 fresh cases were reported across the country Monday taking the number of affected people to 9,781.
Maharashtra has the highest number of fatalities. With one more death on Monday, the total toll in the state is 118.
92 people have dies in the tsate of Karnataka. Tamil Nadu too reported seven fresh cases. Till date, of the 1,213 positive cases in the state four have died.
Nearly 4,000 people have died of H1NI across the globe.
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