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Swine flu in india
Five swine flu deaths were recorded in India on Friday, taking the toll so far to 1,113, health authorities said here. Also 64 new cases were reported in the country, taking the number of people infected with the contagious virus to 28,111. Three deaths were reported from Gujarat, where the casualties have now touched 173. One death each was reported from the national capital and Maharashtra. In the Indian capital, a 55-year-old woman died of swine flu on Friday, taking the toll due to H1N1 virus to 89.
Image: A man wearing a mask looks on while people wait in line to get a vaccine against swine flu. Thousands turned up to get a flu vaccine following a sharp rise in fatalities over the past days according to health officials.(AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)
