Four die of swine flu in Himachal

Swine flu has claimed the lives of four people in Himachal Pradesh and nine have tested positive for the disease, a health official said on Monday.

So far, four deaths due to swine flu were reported in the Indira Gandhi Medical College and Hospital in Shimla, senior medical superintendent Ramesh Chand told IANS.

He said nine positive cases for H1N1 influenza have been reported in the IGMCH.