Of the latest 8 deaths, 4 were reported from the state of Maharashtra taking the death count in the worst hit state to 201. Delhi, Kerala, Rajasthan and Chandigarh reported one death each on Saturday.
Karnataka follows Maharashtra in terms of fatality count due to the H1N1. The southern state of Karnataka has reported 117 deaths followed by Andhra Pradesh 49 and Gujarat 40.
The national capital Delhi has accounted for 17 swine flu deaths while Kerala, which has witnessed a spike in swine flu cases in the recent weeks, has reported 15 deaths.
The death in Chandigarh was that of a 14-year-old girl, a native of Karnal town in Haryana, around 125 km from the union territory. The girl, named Shrishti, is the 3rd casualty in Chandigarh.
13,861 inflicted till date
77 fresh cases of the new flu were also reported from various parts of the country, taking the total number of people infected with the highly communicable virus to 13,861.
“Till date, samples from 73,149 people have been tested for Influenza A (H1N1) in government laboratories and a few private laboratories across the country and 13,861 of them have been found positive,” said a statement issued by the health ministry.
Of the latest 77 infections, 19 were from Tamil Nadu, followed by 18 from Kerala. Delhi accounted for 12 new cases while Maharashtra accounted for 9 fresh cases. 7 cases from Karnataka, 4 from Gujarat and 2 cases from Haryana were also reported on Saturday.
The latest data released by the World Health Organization divulged that as many as 441,661 people worldwide have tested positive for the lethal swine flu virus till Oct. 25. The dreaded influenza has also been responsible for 5,712 deaths globally.
Narendra Modi recovering
Meanwhile, Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, who is amongst the VIPs to have contracted the swine flu recently, is recuperating well as his fever is under control and he has not developed any other complication.
The chief minister, who has been kept in isolation at his Gandhinagar residence, has been advised rest for a week. Attending doctors are monitoring him round-the-clock.
"Having seen significant improvement in his condition in the past two days, the doctors have declared him out of danger of swine flu infection," Dr Atul Patel, one of Modi’s doctors said.
"However, he will continue to remain in isolation under round the clock observation of doctors till full recovery from the infectious disease," added the doctor.
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