Even as the Government has maintained that the H1N1 influenza virus has not mutated and there is no need to panic, swine flu virus continue to spread its tentacles killing 40 more people on Friday, taking the toll to 1,627 this year. Overall, 28,441 people have been affected by the H1N1 virus across the country, according to Union Health Ministry data latest data.
In Gujarat, the highest number of 368 people have died and while the number of affected cases was 5,969. In Rajasthan, eight more people died, raising the toll due to the H1N1 virus to 367 since January 1, state officials said. The state has recorded 6,124 cases of the disease.
The total number of casualties was 264 in Maharashtra while those affected rose to 3,135. The death toll and infected cases reached 221 and 1,774 respectively in Madhya Pradesh. In Delhi, 11 people have died including two pregnant women while the number of cases rose to 3,806. The deadly virus has killed 51 people in Punjab while the death toll in Telangana is 69. Haryana has seen 44 casualties, Uttar Pradesh (35), West Bengal (18), Karnataka (65) and Jammu & Kashmir (10).