Doctors cite late reporting of symptoms for rising number of deaths; Bengaluru, Rajasthan, and Kerala report high number of fatalities Swine flu is back in news with one more death being reported from Kerala on Thursday, taking the total death toll in the state this year up to five. It is another reminder that the number of deaths because of H1N1influenza virus in India is on the rise. The fatality rate reached a high 21 per cent as of June this year, according to information from the Union health ministry. As many as 58,285 people have been affected and 3,815 swine flu deaths have been reported in India between 2009 and 2013. Globally, the biggest H1N1 outbreak in recent times was reported in 2009 when approximately 90,000 people were infected and 382 people died of the disease, which was classified as a global pandemic at the time. Since then, although efforts at disease control have been successful, people continue to succumb to the disease in various countries.

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