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Telling Numbers: 27,000 H1N1 cases in 2019 so far, peak years were 2015 and 2017

A report by the National Centre for Disease Control, listing H1N1 cases since 2012, shows that two full calendar years (2015 and 2017) have had more cases than 2019 so far.

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Telling Numbers: 27,000 H1N1 cases in 2019 so far, peak years were 2015 and 2017 Telling Numbers: 27,000 H1N1 cases in 2019 so far, peak years were 2015 and 2017.

Until September 1, the year 2019 has had over 27,505 reported cases of H1N1 (swine flu) in India, with 1,137 deaths.

A report by the National Centre for Disease Control, listing H1N1 cases since 2012, shows that two full calendar years (2015 and 2017) have had more cases than 2019 so far.

In 2019, the highest number of cases has been recorded in Rajasthan (5,052 cases and 206 deaths until September 1), followed by Gujarat (4,832 and 149), Delhi (3,583 and 31), Maharashtra (2,173 and 208 until August 31), Uttar Pradesh (1,057 and 25 until July 14) and Karnataka (1,882 and 88 until August 30).

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In 2018, which saw 15,266 cases and 1,128 deaths, the states with the most cases were Tamil Nadu (2,812), Maharashtra (2,593), Rajasthan (2,375), Gujarat (2,164) and Karnataka (1,733).

Across all years, the largest outbreaks in terms of cases have happened in Maharashtra, Gujarat and Rajasthan. H1N1 cases in these three states have contributed significantly to 2015 and 2017 being peak years, followed by 2019 so far.

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