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The current swine flu outbreak has resulted in 4,571 cases and 169 deaths across the country, with over 40% of the cases in Rajasthan, according to Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme (IDSP) figures updated until January 27.
Rajasthan had 1,856 cases (72 deaths) until that date. This increased to 2,123 cases (79 deaths) on January 31, according to an update provided by the state government.
Other states that witnessed a high number of cases included Gujarat (576 cases, 20 deaths until January 27), Delhi (479 cases until January 27) and Haryana (363 cases and 2 deaths until January 26).
Since 2012, the highest number of swine flu cases in a complete calendar year was 42,592 in 2015, with 2,990 deaths.
It hit 38,811 in 2017, with the number dropping in 2016 and 2017. Among states, the highest number of cases in a single year happened in Maharashtra in 2015 (8,583 cases, 905 deaths). In 2017, the same state witnessed 6,144 cases (778 deaths).
Other states that witnessed more than 4,000 cases in a single year were Gujarat (7,709 cases and 431 deaths in 2017; 7,180 cases and 517 deaths in 2015), Rajasthan (6,858 cases and 472 deaths in 2015) and Delhi (4,307 cases and 12 deaths in 2015).
