This Article is From Mar 05, 2013

39 fresh cases of swine flu reported in Delhi

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New Delhi: A total of 39 people tested positive for swine flu on Tuesday, taking the number of people infected by the Influenza A (H1N1) virus in the capital to 1,137, an official said. There were no reports of any more deaths.

"Thirty-nine more people tested positive for swine flu but there have been no deaths today (Tuesday)," a doctor at the Delhi Health Service (DHS) told sources.

So far, 13 deaths have been reported in Delhi - one in January, 11 in February and one so far in March.

A spurt in cases of swine flu has been seen in the national capital this year. In 2012, only 78 swine flu cases and one death were reported in the capital.

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