New Delhi: "As he hails from Agra, his death will not be counted in the death figure for Delhi despite he succumbing to H1N1 influenza virus at a hospital here," said Charan Singh, Additional Director in-charge of Public Health, Health department.
"A total of 143 people were tested for the H1N1 influenza virus of which 21 turned positive. No fresh death has been reported today," he said.
However, officials claimed that the number of cases have started to go down over the last few days.
Twenty one new cases of swine flu were reported on Saturday in the national capital, taking the total number of people affected by the virus to 3,438 so far this year while the toll still stands at 10.
The deadly disease on Saturday claimed the life of Jitendra Raghvanshi, a theatre personality and former HoD of foreign languages department of Agra University at Safdarjung
hospital.
"His death, however, will not be counted in Delhi's figure for deaths due to the disease," the Health department officials said.
"A total of 143 people were tested for the H1N1 influenza virus of which 21 turned positive. No fresh death has been reported today," he said.
Advertisement
COMMENTS
Advertisement
Fire In Delhi's Safdarjung Hospital Building, Nurse Rescued From 3rd Floor Baby Dies In Assam Due To Swine Flu After Relatives Refuse Treatment Delhi's Safdarjung Hospital Conducts Kidney Transplant With Different Blood Groups 2,200 Jobs, 25,000 Aspirants: Air India Spot Sparks Stampede Scare In Mumbai 4 Top Leaders Quit Ajit Pawar's Party In Major Setback After Poll Drubbing Karnataka's 100% Quota Bill For Kannadigas In Private Firms For These Posts Delhi Doctors Report Rise In Hand, Foot, Mouth Disease In Children World Emoji Day 2024: Know Date, History And Significance BJP Huddle In UP Today To Review By-Election Preps After Big Poll Setback Track Latest News Live on NDTV.com and get news updates from India and around the world.