Swine flu toll inches towards 1,900; No. of cases touches 32K

March 20, 2015 19:45

Swine flu claimed the lives of 33 more persons pushing the toll towards the 1900 mark, while the total number of persons affected by the H1N1 virus touched 32,000.

According to the Union Health Ministry, as on March 19,1874 persons have perished to the disease while the number of affected persons across the states stood at 31,681.

The Ministry had yesterday said that, as on March 18,1,841 people have succumbed to the disease while the number of people affected by the H1N1 virus stood at 31,156.

In Gujarat, the number of people who have died of the disease has climbed to 404 while the number of affected persons were 6301.

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