H1N1 kills 3 more in Ahmedabad, toll now 418

AHMEDABAD: Swine flu on Monday killed three people in the state, including two in the city. With this, the death toll has reached 418 in the state this year. The state also recorded 51 new cases, including 13 in the city, taking the total number of cases to 7,056 from January to September 18.

A statement from the state government, however, claims that the number of swine flu cases has decreased to 60% this week compared to last week. As many as 1,806 patients have been discharged from hospitals over the past two weeks and 6,237 patients have been cured so far, said the state government. On Monday, 17 districts and six municipalities did not report any swine flu case; one case each was reported in eight districts, added the statement.