Nine people, including six in Karnataka, died of swine flu in India Saturday, taking the country's toll from the infectious influenza A (H1N1) virus to 125, health authorities said. The death toll in Karnartaka has gone up to 41, second only to Maharashtra, which has seen 59 deaths. Six people have died of swine flu in Karnataka during last 24 hours. All of them had other health complications and also found positive for H1N1.
One death was reported from Maharashtra and two from Andhra Pradesh, where the toll has reached four, officials said.
The health ministry said 157 people tested positive for H1N1 Saturday, taking the total number of people affected in the country to 4,645 so far. Delhi reported 52 cases, Karnataka 16, Maharashtra 45, Tamil Nadu 28 and Uttar Pradesh six.
