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26-year-old is Delhi’s sixth swine flu victim

By IANS,

New Delhi : The swine flu toll has gone up to six in Delhi with a 26-year-old man succumbing to the H1N1 virus in the national capital, a health official said Tuesday.

The man was admitted to a Delhi government hospital and died of respiratory failure Saturday, the official said.

The city had Monday reported 70 fresh cases of the H1N1 virus, of which 42 were children.

According to Delhi Health Minister Kiran Walia, the capital has seen 1,421 swine flu cases till date. Of these, 1,262 have been treated and discharged.

At least 190 people have succumbed to the disease in India.