128 fresh cases reported as country battles swine flu

NEW DELHI: The country continued to battle swine flu with a UK national among 128 persons testing positive today for the deadly virus, taking the number of such cases across the country to 3881.

The 28-year-old woman, a permanent resident of UK, along with four others tested positive for the virus in Chandigarh, where confirmed cases of the pandemic swelled to 17.

While Maharashtra, the state worst-hit by the virus recorded 12 fresh cases, Karnataka which is next to it in terms of fatalities registered seventeen more cases of swine flu which has claimed 98 lives so far across the country.

However, an official statement here put the countrywide toll at 93 with lab confirmation in some of the casualties still awaited.

A four-month-old girl in Ambala also tested positive for swine flu, a health department official said.

Uttar Pradesh topped the list with 27 cases followed by Delhi (22), Tamil Nadu (21) and West Bengal (10).

The highest number of cases were reported from Maharashtra which has registered 1,591 cases so far followed by Delhi with 643 cases.

Of the 128 new cases reported during the day, only two are imported.