In Hyderabad, a person died due to the virus Friday, taking the total toll in Andhra Pradesh to 17.

In the national capital, two people, who had died earlier, were found to have died of the virus infection. 'The laboratory report confirmed that they were infected with the virus,' an official added. Eight deaths have been reported in the capital so far.

'Till date, samples from 32,545 people have been tested for influenza A (H1N1) in government laboratories and a few private laboratories across the country and 7,374 of them have been found positive,' a statement issued here said.

The maximum number of fresh cases - 129 - were reported from Delhi, taking the total number of people tested positive in the capital to 1,625.

Maharashtra once again reported a large number of fresh cases. At least 78 people were detected with the virus, taking the total number to 2,284 in the state.

Other states that reported fresh cases were Haryana (59), Tamil Nadu (34), Andhra Pradesh (31) and Karnataka (24).