Sixteen more Swine flu cases, India's tally now 525

16 new fresh cases of swine flu, including 11 children, were reported Friday, taking the total number of people contaminated with the virus to 525 in India, health officials said.

According to a health ministry statement, the new fresh cases were reported from Pune (10), Hyderabad (2), Delhi (1), Gurgaon (1), Chandigarh (1), and Imphal (1).

2,361 persons have been tested, out of which 525 are positive for Influenza A swine flu (H1N1). A total of 529 out of the 2,361 persons have been identified through entry screening, 489 through contact hunting and the rest were self reported.

Of the 525 positive cases, 369 have been discharged and rest of them is under treatment at chosen health facilities.

Of the ten new fresh cases in Pune, nine were children and one is a 21-year-old man. While all the children slim the sickness from previous patients, the adult had returned from London.

Of the 2 new cases in Hyderabad, one is a 24-year-old man who traveled from Dubai and the second is a 16-year old boy who is a contact of a formerly reported positive case. He was found to be symptomatic July 29 and was accepted to the identified health facility.

The lone case in Delhi is a boy who contracted the disease from a formerly reported positive case. The case from Gurgaon is a 6-year-old boy.

The solitary case in Chandigarh is a 17-year-old youth who got the virus from a earlier patient.

The one reported from Imphal is a 19-year-old woman who traveled from Singapore to New Delhi and then went to Imphal.