New Delhi: Breaking News! At least 18 Swine Flu deaths were reported across the country on Wednesday, taking the A H1N1 death toll to 1,098. Out of the 18 deaths, four were reported yesterday, while others were previous deaths, which got confirmed later.

Maharashtra reported 12 A H1N1 deaths, followed by Gujarat (4), Rajasthan (1) and Delhi (1). Maharashtra now accounts for 296 Swine Flu deaths, while Rajasthan has reported 168 deaths so far. Gujarat and Karnataka reported 167 and 137 Swine Flu deaths respectively.

As many as 84 fresh cases of Swine Flu were detected across the country on Wednesday. The number of laboratory-confirmed cases has gone up to 27,985 now. The new cases were reported from Maharashtra (25), Gujarat (18), Karnataka (13), Punjab (6), Rajasthan (6), and Delhi (5).