Swine flu has claimed 51 more lives raising the death toll to 926 and the number of people affected by the disease crossed the 16,000 mark even as the Government said today there is no need to panic.
The concern over the spiralling swine flu cases was also reflected with High Courts acting on Public Interest Litigations(PILs) on the threat posed by the disease.
Delhi High Court sought the Centre and city government's response within a week on the steps it has taken to deal with swine flu while the Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court directed Chief Secretary and Principal Secretary, Medical (Health) of Uttar Pradesh to make medicines and special masks available within two to three days.
According to collated data from the Health Ministry till yesterday, the total number of deaths due to the disease has reached 926 while the number of affected persons in various states stood at 16,235.
Assuring that the government was taking a serious view of the issue, Health Minister JP Nadda warned people to be careful but said there was no need for panic as medicines and facilities to tackle the disease were in place.
Upping the ante against the government over the rising death toll due to swine flu, Congress accused it of approaching the issue in a "casual manner".
The maximum toll was reported from Rajasthan, which has been the worst affected state, with 234 deaths till February 24 while the number of affected persons has risen to 4,884.
As many as 127 people have perished due to the disease in Madhya Pradesh while the number of affected persons in the state stood at 716.
In Delhi, the Health Ministry said that although the number of deaths is eight, there has been a rise in the number of affected persons which currently stood at 2,456.
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