New Delhi, July 31 - Sixteen new cases of swine flu, including 11 children, were reported Friday, taking the total number of people infected with the virus to 525 in India, health officials said.

Acording to a health ministry statement, the new cases were reported from Pune (10), Hyderabad (2), Delhi (1), Gurgaon (1), Chandigarh (1), and Imphal (1).

'(So far) 2,361 persons have been tested, out of which 525 are positive for Influenza A (H1N1). A total of 529 out of the 2,361 persons have been identified through entry screening, 489 through contact tracing and the rest were self reported,' the ministry said.

Of the 525 positive cases, 369 have been discharged and rest of them are under treatment at designated health facilities.

Of the 10 new cases in Pune, nine were children and one is a 21-year-old man.