February 1st, 2010 by MWilhelm

As per the latest report of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, death from swine flu has reached to 1235. Also 28,861 cases I have been tested positive for swine flu in India. Around 123397 people have been tested in India as on Feb 1, 2010. In India, 23.3 per cent of people who have tested for swine flu are found suffering from swine flu. Also around 4 per cent of people who have tested positive for Swine flu, have died and could not be saved in India.

Maharashtra with 317 deaths has seen maximum deaths from swine flu in India. Gujarat also has 242 deaths from swine flu till February 1, 2010. Interestingly Gujarat is the only state where Chief Minister has been tested positive for swine flu. Other Indian states suffering from are Rajasthan (176 deaths from swine flu), Karnataka (141 deaths from swine flu), Delhi (93 deaths from swine flu).

Delhi has highest no. of patients who are tested positive for swine flu. In Delhi 9,652 people have been tested positive for Swine flu so far. Maharshtra has 5116 case of swine flu affected patients and Rjasthan has 2101 patients who were tested positive for swine flu till February 1, 2010.

In the states which are severely affected by swine flu, have high exposure to foreigners. Also people from these states make more foreign visits. However the trend is changing now. On Feb 1, 2010 from the 51 patients who tested positive for swine flu, only one has traveled outside India and remaining 50 have infected in the country only.