99 flu cases, 1 more death today; total cases cross 2000

One infant died of swine flu today as the death toll due to the disease rose to 30 while 99 fresh cases of the viral infection were reported from across the country taking the total count to over 2,000.

A seven-month-old girl, Modia Mohammad Shaikh, died of swine flu at the municipal Kasturba Hospital in Mumbai.

In the backdrop of the rising number of flu cases, top government officials held a meeting today chaired by cabinet secretary KM Chandrasekhar discussing the situation and reviewed the measures taken by the health ministry to contain the spread of the viral disease.

Of the fresh cases, Delhi reported 10, while Bangalore and Mumbai reported 20 each. Pune reported 18 cases.

While Aurangabad, Ahmedabad and Dhule reported three cases each, Panchkula, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Cochin, Calicut, Nashik and Dibrugarh reported two cases each.
    
Ghaziabad, Goa, Udupi, Manipal, Surat, Silchar, Kolhapur and Satara reported one each.
    
The two cases reported from Cochin have a travel history to Dubai.

One of the cases reported from Delhi had a travel history to Thailand while two others have traveled to Australia. One of the two cases reported from Hyderabad has a travel history to Singapore and Kuala Lumpur.

All other cases reported during the day are indigenous cases with no foreign travel history.

A total of 10,578 people have been tested so far out of which 2,026 tested positive for swine flu. Of the 2,026 positive cases, 708 have been discharged.