New Delhi, Aug 15, India’s swine flu toll rose to 23 Friday and 107 new cases were detected positive for the viral infection, taking the total number of those affected by influenza A (H1N1) virus to 1,390.
At least “6,897 people have been tested so far, out of which 1,390 are positive for influenza A (H1N1). Of the positive cases, 648 have been discharged, while 742 are at various stages of recovery,” the health ministry said in a statement.
As Maharashtra, where educational institutions and public places have been closed for a week, has reported the maximum number of cases as well as deaths, a central health team is stationed in the state to assist the state government in instituting appropriate public health measures.
On Friday, the worst hit Pune city reported only four positive cases, but Mumbai had 29 confirmed cases.
The other new cases were from - Osmanabad (4), Nanded (2), Nagpur (2), Dhule (1), Nasik (1), Latur (1), Delhi (13), Bangalore (9), Mangalore (2), Hyderabad (13) Kolkata (6), Ahmedabad (5), Surat (5) Gurgaon (5), Goa (2), Srinagar (2) and Panchkula (1).
In Gurgaon and Bangalore, all cases are indigenous cases with no foreign travel history.
Of the 13 cases from Hyderabad, eight are indigenous cases with no overseas travel history, the rest have history of having traveled abroad.
In Kolkata also all cases are indigenous cases. The same was seen in Gujarat where the 10 cases - five each from Ahmedabad and Surat - are indigenous.
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