Swine flu death toll reaches 30

One infant died of swine flu in Mumbai today, taking the death toll due to the disease to 30, even as the total positive cases crossed the 2,000-mark ,with 99 fresh ones being reported from across the country.

A seven-month-old girl, Modia Mohammad Shaikh, died of swine flu at the municipal Kasturba Hospital in Mumbai. In the backdrop of the rising number of flu cases, top government officials held a meeting today, chaired by Cabinet Secretary K M Chandrasekhar. They reviewed the measures taken by the health ministry to contain the spread of the viral disease.

Of the fresh cases, Delhi reported 10, while Bangalore and Mumbai reported 20 each. Pune reported 18 cases.

While Aurangabad, Ahmedabad and Dhule reported three cases each, Panchkula, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Cochin, Calicut, Nashik and Dibrugarh reported two cases each.

Ghaziabad, Goa, Udupi, Manipal, Surat, Silchar, Kolhapur and Satara reported one each.

The two cases reported from Cochin have a travel history to Dubai. One of the cases reported from Delhi had a travel history to Thailand, while two others have traveled to Australia. One of the two cases reported from Hyderabad has a travel history to Singapore and Kuala Lumpur.

All other cases reported during the day are indigenous cases, with no foreign travel history. A total of 10,578 people have been tested so far, out of which 2,026 tested positive for swine flu. Of the 2,026 positive cases, 708 have been discharged.