New Delhi, March 9 : Fifteen more people tested positive for swine flu here Saturday, taking the number of those infected by the Influenza A (H1N1) virus in the capital to 1,267, an official said. There were no new deaths.

"Fifteen more people tested positive for swine flu but there have been no deaths today (Saturday)," a doctor at the Delhi Health Service (DHS) told IANS.

So far, 16 deaths have been reported in Delhi - one in January, 11 in February and four in March.

A spurt in swine flu cases has been seen in the national capital this year. In 2012, only 78 swine flu cases and one death were reported in the capital.(IANS)