39 more swine flu cases reported in Delhi

New Delhi: 39 people tested positive for swine flu on Tuesday, taking the number of people infected by the Influenza A (H1N1) virus in the capital to 1,137, an official said.

There were no new deaths.”Thirty-nine more people tested positive for swine flu but there have been no deaths today (Tuesday),” a doctor at the Delhi Health Service (DHS) said.

So far, 13 deaths have been reported in Delhi – one in January, 11 in February and one so far in March. A spurt in cases of swine flu has been seen in the national capital this year. In 2012, only 78 swine flu cases and one death were reported in the capital.