New Delhi, Sep 14 - Two swine flu deaths in Karnataka and one in the national capital were reported Monday, pushing up India's Influenza A (H1N1) virus toll to 191, health authorities said here.
Also, 220 fresh swine flu cases were reported in the country, taking the total number of people affected so far with the flu to 6,359.
In Karnataka, a patient died in Bangalore and another in Kolar, taking the state's toll to 64, a health official said.
A 29-year-old woman admitted at a private hospital died in Bangalore Saturday, and a 60-year-old man died of the virus at a private hospital in Kolar Sep 4.
However, the report confirming that they tested positive for the virus was received only on Sep 13, the official said.
In the national capital, health authorities confirmed that a three-year-old boy, who had died Sunday, had succumbed to swine flu.
'The boy was admitted to the Bara Hindu Rao Hospital a few days back and he died on Sunday,' state Health Secretary J.P. Singh told IANS.
With this death, the toll from the H1N1 virus in New Delhi has gone up to five.
In Bangalore, where the number of swine flu death is going up drastically, the municipal corporation Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) in association with the health department launched a door-to-door surveillance drive.
'We are adopting a random method. We pay random visit to houses in a particular community and check the health conditions of all the members of the particular family,' said a state official.
'A set of questions are also being asked to each family, to verify their current health status.