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India confirms 3 new cases of swine flu, raising total to 59
India's health ministry says it detected three new confirmed cases of swine flu over the weekend, bringing the country's total to 59.
- AP
- Published: 10:06 June 22, 2009
New Dehli: India's health ministry says it detected three new confirmed cases of swine flu over the weekend, bringing the country's total to 59.
The ministry said in a statement Sunday that the cases include a married couple who flew to the southern Indian city of Chennai from the United States.
The third person to be infected with the virus was a teenage Indian who returned to New Delhi from the United States.
The World Health Organisation has declared swine flu a pandemic. As of Friday, it said more than 44,200 cases had been reported worldwide with 180 deaths, mostly in Mexico and the United States.
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