Swine Flu Toll Reaches Close to 200 in Gujarat

Swine flu claims 11 more lives in Gujarat, taking the total death toll in the state to 197 since January this year. In Surat and Vadodara, three deaths were reported; while two deaths each were reported from Ahmedabad and Bhavnagar. One person also reportedly died in Sabarkantha district. In view of the swine flu rush, the central government last week had placed an order to increase the national stock of diagnostic kits to test for the virus. Authorities ...