Haryana swine flu toll rises to 37

Chandigarh, Feb 23 (IANS) Swine flu (H1N1) continues to spread in Haryana with the toll due to the disease this year rising to 37, health officials said here Saturday.

Out of the 591 suspected cases which have been tested for the disease, 294 cases have reported positive.

A health department spokesman said that out of the 37 deaths reported, seven are from Sirsa district while five have died in Faridabad district. Four each are from Panchkula and Karnal.

--Indo-Asian News Service

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