Swine Flu menace In India : 100 deaths in three days, total toll touches 585 in last 47 days

17 Feb, New Delhi

The death toll from swine flu this year has soared to 585 with 100 more casualties reported across the country in three days since 12 February.

An official said, so far eight thousand 423 people have contracted swine flu this year in the country. Rajasthan, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra are the worst-affected states.

Delhi and Tamil Nadu have reported a high incidence of swine flu cases but the death toll in the two states is relatively low due to high level of awareness and better health infrastructure.

Health Ministry officials said that they have sent Central teams to the worst-affected states like Rajasthan and Gujarat and have developed appropriate guidelines. They said, Centre has already ordered additional stocks of medicines and diagnostic kits.