According to recent reports, ten more people have lost their lives due to the deadly H1N1 flu across India, taking the total number of fatalities to 1,194.
Out of seven new casualties, three took place in Gujarat and one each in Madhya Pradesh, New Delhi, Maharashtra and Rajasthan.
In addition, reports of three fatalities, which happened earlier in Gujarat (2) and the capital (1), were received from the state agencies concerned by the Union Ministry of Health & Family Welfare today.
Of the total H1N1 demises in India thus far, Maharashtra reported 311, accompanied by Gujarat, which accounted for 217 casualties, Rajasthan (175), Karnataka (141), Delhi (92), Andhra Pradesh (52), Punjab (38), Kerala (36), Haryana (33), Madhya Pradesh (20), Uttar Pradesh (18), Uttarakhand (13), Chandigarh (8), Himachal Pradesh (8), Tamil Nadu (7), Chhattisgarh (6), Puducherry (6), Goa (5), Orissa (3), Assam (2), j&K (2) and Mizoram (1).
The report also said that 36 fresh swine flu cases were reported from different regions of the country today.
Out of 36 cases, 14 have been reported from Maharashtra, 9 from Gujarat, 3 from Uttar Pradesh, 2 each from MP, Punjab and Delhi and 1 each from J&K, Chandigarh, Rajasthan and Karnataka.
With the addition of these new cases, the total number of lab-confirmed cases of the lethal flu in the country until now has increased to 28,596.