Rajasthan reported 75 new H1N1 cases on Thursday, taking the toll in the state to 455.

As per reports, all the cases have been reported from Jaipur, out of which, 47 were school kids.

According to a senior medical and health department functionary, "On Thursday, we had taken samples of 173 suspected people, of which 75 were found to be positive."

The deadly H1N1 flu has been rising continuously especially among school kids.

"Out of these 455 cases, 179 are children from 46 different schools, majority of which are situated in Jaipur," the official added.

In order to control the Swine flu outbreak, the state administration announced a seven-day holiday in educational institutions.

The official records released on Thursday disclosed that 20 people have lost their lives due to H1N1 virus in Rajasthan.

The figure does not comprise a woman died at SMS Hospital late on Wednesday though her examination reports arrived late.

In the meantime, the administration has begun outpatient department (OPD) in 13 private & 4 satellite hospitals in Jaipur.

Mr. Kuldeep Ranka, Jaipur District Collector, said "We have also set up isolation wards in two satellite hospitals."

Rajasthan's tourism ministry is also worried as the functionaries think that the swine flu panic would hit the segment badly.

Foreign tourist arrivals in Rajasthan may plunge by 30% owing to H1N1 scare.

"We may not be able to meet last year's figure mainly on account of swine flu scare and recession in the western world," said Navendu Goswami, a city-based tour operator dealing mainly in inbound tours to Rajasthan. "In fact, the figure would be 20-30 percent lower than last year."