The ranks of those confirmed of having been infected by swine flu swelled by another 186 since last evening as the nation wide death toll rose to 77 as new fatalities occured in Delhi, B'lore and Pune as 41 more tested positive for A (HINI) influenza in the national capital where the number of cases climbed to 519.
In all, 186 fresh laboratory confirmed cases surfaced in various states as the number of those afflicted with the illness climbed to 3,095.
Nation wide split up of swine flu casualities
Of the 77 deaths from the pandemic, Maharashtra accounts for 41 -- 24 in Pune, eight in Mumbai, five in Nashik, two in Aurangabad and one each in Dhule and Latur. Fifteen people have died in Karnataka, seven in Gujarat, three each in Tamil Nadu, Chhattisgarh and Delhi and one each in Kerala, Goa, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand and Haryana.
Many health-care workers say 'no' to vaccine: Study
More than half of health-care workers surveyed in Hong Kong said they would refuse to be vaccinated against swine flu, according to a study released Wednesday.
Fear of side efects asnd doubts as to efficacy were the 2 main reasons cited, said the study, oublished online by British Medical Journal (BMJ)
Mexico swine flu toll rises to 179 with 15 more deaths
Mexico City: Mexico's swine flu death toll rose to 179 after 15 more deaths were recorded within a week, the health ministry has said.The number of cases from A(H1N1) rose to 20,681, in the third worst affected country after the United States and Argentina.
