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Schools have also been asked to spread awareness about the disease in classroom sessions.Active case finding through surveillance is being done in the areas where swine flu patients reside. The schools have been instructed to see that they play a major role in spreading awareness about the disease.“As many as three deaths have been reported due to swine flu in Meerut so far. Also, eight new cases were reported on Thursday, making the total number of cases here 192. Meerut: Swine flu continues to spread in Meerut with the number of deaths reaching three on Thursday even as the number of cases rose to 192 on Thursday.Despite health department’s awareness drives to maintain cleanliness and advisory to take immediate medication if one has cough or cold, the number of patients testing positive for swine flu continues to rise. Also, epidemiological study and travel history of patients is being checked, health department authorities said..