Two more die of swine flu in Rajasthan, toll touches 402

Two more persons have died due to the H1N1 virus in last 24 hours in parts of Rajasthan, raising the death toll to 402 this year, an official said on Monday. One person each succumbed to H1N1 virus in Jaipur and Churu yesterday, the official said.

Of the 6,432  persons found positive for H1N1 virus in the state, 402 people have died so far since January this year, the official of the state Medical and Health Department said. Seventy-nine deaths were recorded in Jaipur which was the maximum in the state, followed by Ajmer 43, Jodhpur 33, Nagaur 30, Barmer 23, Kota 18, Udaipur 15, Chittorgarh 14,, Sikar and Pali 12 each, Tonk and Bhilwara 11 each, Jhunjhunu 9, Churu 9, Bikaner 7, Bharatpur 6, Dausa 6, Banswara 6 and one to five at other places in the state.