Seven more swine flu cases in Orissa

BHUBANESWAR - Seven more people have tested positive for swine flu in Orissa, taking the total number of people infected to 54 since July, an official said.

Six of the latest cases were reported from three private hospitals in Bhubaneswar, one case was reported from Veer Surendra Sai medical college and hospital at Burla in Sambalpur district, the official told IANS.

However there has been no fresh report of any death due to the H1N1 virus which has already killed nine people in the state since July.

At present 20 people are undergoing treatment in various private and government hospitals, he said.