New Delhi, Aug 18 - For the second consecutive day Tuesday, no swine flu death was reported in the country, but 99 fresh influenza A(H1N1) virus cases were detected, taking the total number to over 2,000.
So far, 25 people have died due to swine flu in the country.
'About 10,578 people have been tested so far, of whom 2,026 are positive for influenza A(H1N1). Of the positive cases, 708 have been discharged,' according to a union health ministry statement.
Of the 99 fresh swine flu cases reported Tuesday, most were from Maharashtra.
While Mumbai had 20 fresh cases, Pune reported 18, Nashik two, Dhule and Aurangabad three each, and Kolhapur and Satara one each.
The other cities where fresh cases were reported were Bangalore (20), Delhi (10), Panchkula (2), Hyderabad (2), Kochi (2), Kozhikode (2), Ghaziabad (1), Jaipur (2), Goa (1), Udupi (1), Manipal (1), Ahmedabad (3), Surat (1), Silchar (1) and Dibrugarh (2).