Swine Flu Death Toll Increases To 1731, Positive Cases Surpass 2009 level

16 March, New Delhi

The Swine flu death toll in the country climbed to 1,731 today as 21 more deaths were reported.

The number of persons affected by the disease inched close to 30,000-mark, surpassing the earlier levels reached during 2009.

The death toll is highest in Gujarat where 387 people have perished to the disease while the number of affected people has reached 6,148.

Swine flu has killed 378 persons in Rajasthan which is another of the most affected state where 6,202 people are suffering from the disease.

The death toll in Maharashtra has reached to 293 while 3,483 people are affected by the disease. In Madhya Pradesh, 239 people have perished and 1,909 are affected. In Delhi, 11 deaths have been reported while the number of swine flu cases has reached 3,998.

As per health ministry figures, in 2009, 27,236 persons were affected due to the disease while 981 deaths were registered while in 2010, the disease affected more than 20,000 people while 1,763 deaths were reported.