A Delhi couple was in the middle of five persons who tested positive for swine flu on Wednesday as the total number of cases in the country mounts to 73.
One case each was report from Madurai,
In Delhi, a 40-year-old man and his 39-year-old wife, who travelled from the US transiting Germany, tested positive for the virus.
With this, the number of cases in Delhi has rise to 31. On Tuesday, three persons tested positive from the city, which has reported the maximum number of swine flu cases in the country so far.
Others who tested positive were an eight-year-old boy, who travelled from the US and reached Madurai on June 13, a 19-year-old computer science student, who came to Chandigarh from the US on June 20 and a 15-year-old girl, who travelled from Hong Kong transiting Singapore and reached Hyderabad on June 19.
Health Ministry officials said the situation of a 66-year-old woman in Delhi, who was put on ventilator a few days ago, was stable.
According to sources, Out of the 73 cases, 43 people have been discharged while rest of the patients remain admitted to the identified health facilities across the country.
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