New Delhi, Aug 4 - India Tuesday reported 16 more swine flu cases, mostly children, taking the total number of people infected in the country to 574 so far.

'About 2,528 people have been tested, out of whom 574 are positive for the influenza A(H1N1). Of the 574 positive cases, 470 have been discharged,' a statement by the health ministry said. The remaining 96 people are under observation or treatment in special hospital facilities.

India saw its first swine flu death Monday when a 14-year-old girl succumbed to the influenza A (H1N1) virus.

Health authorities said all those who came in contact with the dead girl were screened for the swine flu. 'They were found healthy and continued to remain asymptomatic,' a health ministry official said.

On Tuesday, 16 laboratory confirmed cases were reported from Delhi (3), Pune (6), two each in Mumbai, Chennai and Gurgaon, and one in Thiruvananthapuram.