Odisha

Swine flu toll rises to 35 with two more deaths

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OB Bureau

Bhubaneswar: Two more persons succumbed to swine flu on Saturday, taking the death toll to 35 in the state this season. The deaths were reported from SCB Medical College and Hospital in Cuttack and KIIMS here.
Meanwhile, four more persons have tested positive for the H1N1 virus among the 17 swabs sent for examination. The fresh cases were reported from Apollo Hospital, SCB, Kar Clinic and VIMSAR. The patients belong to Khurda, Jagatsinghpur, Bargarh and Sundargarh.
Of the total 1,024 sample tested so far, 345 have been found infected with the viral influenza, health department sources said.

OB Bureau

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