Summary:
Last year, Gujarat recorded the second highest number of swine flu deaths and cases in the country.The latest swine flu figures — till November 5 — show 63 deaths and 1,879 cases this year in Gujarat. Beginning September, the state government has recorded a spike in swine flu cases and the mortality rate has been high. AHMEDABAD: Swine flu killed two more people on Monday in Gujarat, taking the death toll to 63 this year. “We are analyzing why over the past few years swine flu cases in Kutch began to rise three to four weeks later than in the rest of Gujarat.” Till October 22, according to the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Gujarat has registered the third highest number of swine flu cases in the country — 1,646 — resulting in 51 deaths.Maharashtra followed by Rajasthan are ahead of Gujarat this year..