Three persons test positive for swine flu, total cases at 116

Three persons on Wednesday tested positive for swine flu, taking the total cases of H1N1 infection in the country to 116.

Three persons on Wednesday tested positive for swine flu, taking the total cases of H1N1 infection in the country to 116.

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The fresh cases were reported from Delhi, Bangalore and Gurgaon.

The case in Delhi is that of a 11-year old child who travelled from Munich transiting Dubai and reaching Delhi on June 26.

He was admitted to the identified health facility on Tuesday with cough and fever.

In Bangalore, a 29-year old male passenger travelling from China was affected by the disease while in Gurgaon, an 11-year old child tested positive for the influenza.

Of the 116 cases, 74 have been discharged.

Meanwhile, the World Health Organisation has reported 70,893 confirmed cases of swine flu out of which 311 have died.