26 July,2009 10:02 AM IST | | IANS
Twenty-one new cases of swine flu were reported Saturday, taking the total number of infected cases in India to 413.
"Twenty one new laboratory confirmed cases have been reported today - Delhi (2), Pune (10), Jaipur (4), Visakhapatnam (2), Hyderabad (1), Cochin (1) and Bangalore (1)," a health ministry statement said.
The ministry said so far 1,946 people have been tested so far out of which 413 were positive for Influenza A(H1N1). Of the 413 positive cases, 294 have been discharged. Rest of them remain admitted.
Out of the two cases in Delhi, the first is a 14-year-old girl who travelled from Britain. This girl is a Class 9 student of Vasant Valley School in Vasant Kunj. Her section has been closed down for a few days.
The second case is a 30-year-old man who arrived from Singapore. He was found symptomatic at the airport and was admitted to the identified health facility.
All 10 cases in Pune are indigenous who contracted the disease after coming in touch with infected people. All four patients in Jaipur are women and belong to the same family. They contracted the flu from a previous positive patient in the city.
Similarly, the two cases from Visakhapatnam belong to the same family. They caught the infection in India, the health ministry said.
The case in Hyderabad is a 54-year-old man who travelled from the US. In Cochin, a 74-year-old women tested positive for the virus. A 24-year-old man in Bangalore tested positive.
Four fencers of the Indian team and their coach tested positive in Delhi Friday.
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