Swine flu toll touches 1,198

New Delhi: The swine flu toll in the country climbed to 1,198 on Wednesday as 40 more deaths were reported while the number of cases of the disease has crossed the 22,000- mark.
The Health Ministry said that the total number of deaths across various states stood at 1,198 as on March 3 while 22,240 persons have been affected by the H1N1 virus. According to the data today, the toll in Gujarat stands at 292 with 4,904 people having contracted the disease. In Rajasthan, the death toll has risen to 286 while 5,782 persons were affected by the virus.(PTI)