Rajasthan swine flu death toll reaches 415

With the death of 2 more people, the toll reaches higher.

Rajasthan is one of the worst-hit regions of swine flu and two more people succumbed to the disease taking the death toll to 415 since January.

One person each died in Jaipur and Bhilwara yesterday, an official of the state Medical and Health Directorate said today. Of the 6,559 people found positive for the virus in the State, 415 people have died so far since January this year, the official said.

Except Dholpur and Sirohi districts, swine flu deaths occurred in all the remaining 31 districts of the State, the official said.

Jaipur recorded the maximum deaths of 84, followed by Ajmer 43, Jodhpur 33, Nagaur 30, Barmer 23, Kota 20, Udaipur 15, Chittorgarh 14, Bhilwara 13, Sikar, Tonk, and Pali 12 each, Jhunjhunu, and Churu 9 each, Bikaner 8, Bharatpur, Dausa, Rajsamand, and Banswara 6 each and Alwar 5, and one to four at other places in the State. Here are 17 swine flu questions answered.

Other states

In Bengal, the death toll reached 25 yesterday after the death of a toddler. The number in Gujarat is much higher with a total of 424 since January. The death toll in Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh is 385 and 296 respectively while it is 75 in Telegana.

Overall number of swine flu deaths in India crossed the 2000 mark yesterday. Read more on swine flu in India.

With inputs from PTI

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