3 more persons succumb to swine flu, toll touches 684

Three more persons succumbed to swine flu today even as 175 fresh cases were reported nationwide, with Delhi topping the list. The deaths were reported from Rajasthan, Gujarat and Maharastra. The total number of deaths has now reached 684.

Of the 175 fresh cases reported today, the national capital topped the list with 95 cases, followed by Rajasthan 22 and Uttar Pradesh 16. With the fresh cases, the total number of those afflicted by the disease has touched 21,731.

All the 175 cases reported during the day are indigenous cases. Till today, samples of 96,809 people have been tested for swine flu in government laboratories and a few private laboratories across the country and 22.4 per cent of them have been found positive.