Telangana reports 27 fresh cases of swine flu

Twenty-seven fresh cases of swine flu have been reported in Telangana, where 21 people died due to the H1N1 virus and other complications since August 1 last year, the state government said in Hyderabad on Tuesday.

A bulletin on swine flu said 184 samples were tested on Monday for swine flu and 27 of them were found positive for the virus.

No death was reported on Monday, it said. As many as 6,659 samples have been tested till Monday since August 1 last year and 897 of them were found positive, it said. Sufficient stock of medicines and testing kits were available in the state, the release added.