No swine flu death reported in Maharashtra on Monday

Mumbai: No death due to swine flu was reported in Maharashtra Monday, a health official said.

The number of swine flu related deaths in the state stands at 99, the official said.

The number of cases is 1,013 and 589 patients were discharged, while 325 patients are still in hospitals, he said.

"Seven deaths were reported yesterday, one each from Thane, Raigad, Pune, Nashik districts and three from Nagpur," Public Health Minister Deepak Sawant, had told PTI.

As many as 39 people infected by the H1N1 virus are on ventilator, the official said.

On Saturday, Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration Harshadeep Kamble had said that both government and semi-government hospitals in Maharashtra have sufficient stock of swine flu drugs which are available free of cost.--PTI