Swine Flu Death Toll In India Reaches 1841 As Positive Cases Cross 31,000

19 March, New Delhi

The swine flu death toll in the country reached 1841 Thursday as the disease claimed 32 more lives.

The number of cases in the has crossed 31,000. Six more deaths in the last 24 hours took the toll in Rajasthan to 397, just behind Gujarat, which has reported 400 casualties.

The Union Helath Ministry said that the number of affected persons were 6,271 in Gujarat. The death toll in Maharashtra is 322 with 3,788 people having contracted the H1N1 virus.

In Madhya Pradesh, 266 people have perished with 1,999 persons affected. The toll in Telangana is 74 while in Karnataka, it has risen to 77.

Fifty-two swine flu deaths have been reported in Punjab. The toll in West Bengal is 23 while Uttar Pradesh has witnessed 35 deaths.

Jammu and Kashmir has seen 16 swine flu fatalities. In Delhi, following the death of a 24-year-old woman due to the disease, the toll has risen