17 new patients of swine flu in Lucknow, 297 cases in UP

February 23, 2015 19:42

As many as 17 new patients of H1N1 patients have been detected in Uttar Pradesh, taking the total number of those affected in the state to 297.

"Of the 17 new cases, 14 are from Lucknow and one each from Allahabad, Bahraich and Raebareli. The total number of cases in the state have rose to 297 with maximum of 242 in the state capital," official sources said here.

According to the state health department, a total of 866 patients were screened of which 297 have been tested positive so far, while the total number of deaths due to H1N1 virus is six.

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