Swine flu toll in Maharashtra reaches 300
The number of people who tested positive for the H1N1 influenza is 5,604, of whom 5,243 have been treated and discharged.
A total of 300 people have so far died of swine flu in Maharashtra, health officials said today. Till date, 18,94,529 people have been examined for the virus and 1,12,264 suspected patients have been administered Tamiflu, they said. The number of people who tested positive for the H1N1 influenza is 5,604, of whom 5,243 have been treated and discharged. Altogether 159 persons, including 61 positive and 98 suspected cases, are still being treated at various hospitals in the state, the officials said.