Bhubaneswar: Thirteen fresh cases of swine flu were detected on Thursday, taking the number of those suffering from the viral influenza in the state this season to 184.
Three cases each were reported from SUM Hospital and AIIMS, two from Apollo Hospital and one each from KIIMS, Kalinga Hospital, AMRI, VIMSAR, Burla, and Shanti Hospital in Cuttack. Those infected with the disease are from Khurda (7), Mayurbhanj (2) and one each from Cuttack, Nayagarh, Puri and Bargarh districts.
Of the 537 swab samples tested so far for swine flu, 184 were found positive. The H1N1 virus has already claimed 11 lives this year.