I.R. Perumal, principal secretary of health and family welfare in Karnataka, said the state has recorded 11 deaths from swine flu.

'In our state, there were 211 positive cases reported so far. Of which 11 have died due to late diagnosis,' Perumal told IANS at the sidelines of the state health ministers conference.

'Over 100 of the total cases have been cured and discharged. We are ready to tackle the spread of the virus,' he added.

According to the health ministry, about 13,364 people have been tested so far out of which 2,539 tested positive for Influenza A H1N1.

The 138 new cases were recorded from Mumbai (6), Pune (62), Ahmednagar (1), Nanded (2), Akola (1), Jalna (1), Kolhapur(1), Nasik (3), Nagpur (2), Chennai (10), Delhi (12), Bangalore (19), Bijapur (1), Kolkata (3), Silchar(1), Ernakulam (7), Kota (1), Srinagar (2), Jammu (1), Agra (1) and Raipur (1).

Only three patients, who tested positive, had travel history.

According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), about 182,166 laboratory confirmed cases of H1N1 have ben reported till Aug 13. About 1,799 deaths have been reported worldwide, maximum from Mexico and the US.