Telangana: Swine flu claims 21 lives in January

January 29, 2015 18:57

As many as 21 people lost their lives due to swine flu in Telangana this month, the state government said here today.

The samples of 1,398 people have been tested for the H1N1 virus till yesterday and 509 turned out to be positive, a bulletin on swine flu issued by the government said. 101 samples were tested yesterday, of which 42 were found to be H1N1 positive, it added.

Between January 1 and 28, as many as 1,398 samples were tested, out of which 509 were found to be positive and the number of deaths because of swine flu and other complications reached 21, it said.

The total number of deaths during this season (from December) had been 26 till yesterday.

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