83 more swine flu cases, 2 deaths in Jodhpur1 !

JAIPUR: Eight-three new cases of swine flu have been identified in the state on Tuesday, out of which 52 were from Jaipur, 22 from Jodhpur, four
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from Ajmer, two from Bikaner and one each from Bharatpur, Kota and Udaipur divisions.

The health department also confirmed the death of two patients in Jodhpur, taking the total toll in the state to 26 so far.

Meanwhile, as information on some cases were not received on time by the health department, they were also included on Tuesday's data. Hence the total number of patients on Tuesday was put at 114 and the total number of positive cases in the state at 856, against 742 cases reported till Monday.

Of the 83 new cases reported by the department on Tuesday, 41 are children, including at least 29 students from Jaipur. In the reports received on Tuesday, four persons above the age of 65 were confirmed positive. This was the first time that H1N1 infection has been reported from the age group above 65 years. Also, it is for the first time the department has confirmed infection of H1N1 in the Bharatpur division.