AHMEDABAD: As the temperature crossed 40 degree Celsius mark on Sunday, it brought big relief to state health authorities who were worried about the rising number of swine flu cases . The number of new cases has dropped drastically in the past few days. On Sunday, the state reported 34 new cases and three deaths because of H1N1 infection .

The total death toll from the disease in the state has risen to 413 while, 6,394 H1N1 infections have been reported till date in the state. Ahmedabad has borne the brunt of H1N1 outbreak in 2015.

According to the state health department, of the 34 new cases reported on Sunday, nine were reported from Ahmedabad, five from Kutch district and three cases each from Surat and Rajkot.

Of the three swine flu deaths that took place in the state on Sunday, one each was reported from Patan, Bharuch and Gir-Somanth. A health department release says a total of 5,730 people have been treated for the disease till date while 251 people are still under treatment. Meanwhile, the state government has ordered a detailed disease cluster study to understand the impact of swine flu and the regions that are likely to face a similar onslaught in future.

In the previous swine flu onslaught in 2013, the disease had ebbed by mid March as temperatures soared. The present onslaught shares a stark similarity with that of the 2013 H1N1 outbreak which happened during the same week in Jnauary.

