India - Swine Flu: 1,198 People Dead, Number of Cases Cross 22,000

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firstpost.com - March 4,2015

New Delhi: The swine flu toll in the country climbed to 1,198 on Thursday as 40 more deaths were reported while the number of cases of the disease has crossed the 22,000-mark.

The Health Ministry said that the total number of deaths across various states stood at 1,198 as on 3 March while 22,240 people have been affected by the H1N1 virus. . .

. . . The government has been repeatedly asserting that it was "very serious" about combating the swine flu challenge and asked people not to panic but remain alert.

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