New Delhi, Sep 8 - Three more people - all in Maharashtra - died of swine flu Tuesday, taking the country's toll to 138, health officials said here.

With the three deaths, the total number of people who have died in the state due to the contagious influenza has gone up to 65.

Meanwhile, 245 fresh cases were reported in the country, taking the number of people affected with the flu to 5,221.

'Till date, samples from 26,037 people have been tested for influenza A (H1N1) in various government and private laboratories across the country, and 5,221 of them have been found positive,' said a statement issued here.

In Delhi, a total of 84 people, including 38 children, tested positive for the flu, taking the total number of those affected with the influenza A(H1N1) virus to 994.

Four people have died so far in the Indian capital due to swine flu.

Delhi Health Minister Kiran Walia said the 'situation is under control and the government is doing its best in providing treatment to H1N1 patients in government hospitals'.

She also advised people to visit a doctor at the earliest if any symptom of swine flu appears.