100 more deaths in 3 days, swine flu toll jumps to 585

February 17, 2015 00:44

The death toll from swine flu this year has soared to 585 with 100 more casualties reported across the country in three days since February 12, prompting the Centre to order additional stocks of medicines and diagnostic kits.

While the total number of swine flu deaths had stood at 485 till February 12, the latest official data released Monday says 100 more people succumbed to the H1N1 virus in the three days till February 15, taking the toll to 585.

Altogether, 8,423 people have contracted swine flu this year in the country.

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