82 Swine Flu death cases touch 81 in Gujurat , 92 in Rajasthan as first H1N1 case reported in HP

09 Feb, Delhi (odibizinfo)

Despite all protective measures , Swine Flu seems tightening its grip in India with report of more fresh positive cases and casualties during last 24 hours .
In Gujarat, 10 more persons succumbed to swine flu Sunday as the toll in the state since January has reached to 81. According to state Health department, two deaths each were reported from Kutch, Ahmedabad and Surat district, while one death each was recorded from Vadodara, Dahod, Narmada and Surendranagar district.

Meanwhile, 117 new swine flu cases have been reported during the last 24 hours.
In Rajasthan, with 12 more casualties Sunday , death toll due to swine flu has risen to 92 since January.

Meanwhile, the head of Swine flu Task Force, has directed all government and private hospitals to strictly follow protocol of WHO for the prevention and cure of H1N1.

The national capital Sunday recorded the sixth death due to swine flu with a 55-year-old man succumbing to H1N1 virus at a private hospital. So far a total 907 cases of swine flu have been recorded in the capital.

In Telangana, a pregnant woman died while undergoing treatment for swine flu at a hospital in Hyderabad on Saturday night.

Meanwhile, in Himachal Pradesh, the first case of Swine Flu has been noted in Kangra District. A woman has been found Swine Flu positive in Shimla yesterday.