A report from Times of India :
" NEW DELHI: For the World Health Organisation, the H1N1/ swine flu pandemic is over. The world is no longer in an influenza pandemic alert and is moving into the post-pandemic period, WHO director general Margaret Chan said this week. According to the global health watchdog, the new H1N1 virus has largely run its course.
But for India, the reality seems to be different. Some say the pandemic is actually peaking in the country now. Take for example the number of new cases in just the past week. Between August 2-8, the number of lab-confirmed cases of H1N1 infection stood at 942. India recorded 83 deaths due to H1N1 during the same period.
The worst affected states include Maharashtra which recorded 400 positive cases and 51 deaths, Karnataka 200 cases and 12 deaths, Andhra Pradesh 105 cases and six deaths and Delhi with 106 cases with no death. Since May 2009, India has recorded nearly 37,000 H1N1 infections and 1,833 deaths."
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