One more swine flu death in Bengal, toll now 19

Swine flu claimed one more life in West Bengal on Saturday, taking the toll to 19, a health official said.

As many as 15 fresh cases were recorded since Friday.

"The toll for the state is 19 and the total number of cases now is 304. We are monitoring the situation closely," Principal Secretary, Health and Family Welfare, Malay Kumar De told IANS.

Most of the cases were reported from Barasat in North 24 Parganas district and Kolkata while some were reported from Howrah and Hooghly districts.