Delhi topped the list with 44 new cases. Similarly Karnataka reported 21, Tamil Nadu 20, Maharashtra 23, West Bengal five, Kerala eight, Goa three, Haryana and Rajasthan two each and Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh one each.

Most of these infections are indigenous.

In Delhi, a 48-year-old man, suspected to be suffering from influenza A (H1N1) virus, has died at the Ram Manohar Lohia hospital.

Though doctors earlier said that the man reported severe swine flu symptoms and was admitted immediately, his samples turned out negative.

'The person who died in our hospital was found negative for H1N1. There is no fresh death related to the virus,' N.K. Chaturvedi, medical superintendent of the hospital, told IANS.

'There are two more patients in our hospital who are critical,' he added.