New Delhi, Sep 15 - Eight deaths due to swine flu were reported Tuesday from various states, pushing up India's Influenza A (H1N1) toll to 201, health officials said here.

Also, 229 fresh swine flu cases were reported in the country, taking the total number of people affected so far with the flu to 6,588.

In Maharashtra, five patients died (3 in Pune and one each in Mumbai and Nagpur), while two deaths were reported in Delhi and one death in Gujarat (Surat).

In the national capital, the two deaths included a 26-year-old man who was admitted to a Delhi government hospital and died of respiratory failure Saturday, officials said.

The city had Monday reported 70 fresh cases of the H1N1 virus, of which 42 were children.

According to Delhi Health Minister Kiran Walia, the capital has seen 1,421 swine flu cases till date. Of these, 1,262 have been treated and discharged.