137 fresh cases in India

As many as 137 fresh swine flu cases were reported across the country on Monday, taking to 2,909 the total count since the outbreak of the H1N1 virus.

The cases reported on Monday were from Delhi (38), Hyderabad (3), Thirngdy (3), Thiruvananthapuram (3), Kasargod (1), Calicut (2), Ernakulam (1), Bangalore (8), Shimoga (1), Pune (19), Mumbai (5), Nanded (1), Nashik (2), Jalna (1), Chennai (41), Villupuram (2), Kottur (1), Coimbatore (1), Srinagar (3) and Goa (1).

Of the positive cases reported on Monday, six patients — four in Delhi and two in Kerala — had a history of foreign travel, while the rest were indigenous cases.

The cumulative laboratory-confirmed deaths reported by the states on Sunday were 63 — Maharashtra (37), Karnataka (14), Gujarat (6), Tamil Nadu (3), Delhi (2) and Kerala (1).

The government is now thinking of making Tamiflu available in the open market through select retailers and hospitals if the number of swine flu cases rises.