31 swine flu cases in Lucknow

A 5-year-old boy in the city have tested positive for swine flu, taking the total number of cases to 31 in the state capital,a senior health official said today.

Suyash Sharan, a resident of Aishbagh tested positive for HINI virus yesterday, Chief Medical Officer SNS Yadav said.

With this, a total of 31 swine flu patients have been detected in Lucknow so far.

Suyash's father Abhishek was tested positive for swine flu on February 2.

A retired officer of the Indian Army died of H1N1 virus on January 9, while the wife of a retired jawan died on January 13 in the state capital.