Archive · 23 Aug 2026
Delhi-NCR Swine Flu Cases Surge, Health Monitoring Intensified
Health officials are warning people in Delhi-NCR about a rise in swine flu cases.
Swine flu is another name for illness caused by the H1N1 virus.
The report says Delhi has recorded 1,777 cases this year.
It describes this as about seven times the comparable number last year.
Officials are now watching flu-like illnesses more closely.
They are also monitoring serious breathing infections.
Thirty-five hospitals have been placed under special surveillance.
AIIMS and the National Centre for Disease Control will help with testing and monitoring.
Delhi-NCR authorities issued a health advisory amid a sharp rise in reported H1N1, or swine flu, cases.
Delhi has recorded 1,777 swine flu cases this year, described as about seven times the comparable figure.
The report says Delhi had recorded about 229 H1N1 cases during the corresponding period last year.
Monitoring of influenza-like illnesses and severe respiratory infections has been strengthened.
Thirty-five hospitals are under special surveillance, while AIIMS and the National Centre for Disease Control are referral laboratories.
- Who
- Delhi-NCR health authorities, 35 hospitals, AIIMS, and the National Centre for Disease Control.
- What
- A health advisory was issued after a reported rise in H1N1, or swine flu, cases.
- When
- This year, compared with the corresponding period last year; the article does not give specific dates.
- Where
- Delhi-NCR, with Delhi specifically cited for the case figures.
- Why
- To strengthen detection, testing, and monitoring as reported infections have increased.
- Reported cases
- Delhi has recorded 1,777 swine flu cases this year, according to the report.
- Comparison
- The increase is described as about seven times the corresponding figure, with about 229 H1N1 cases cited for the comparison period.
- Surveillance hospitals
- Thirty-five hospitals have been placed under special surveillance.
- Referral laboratories
- AIIMS and the National Centre for Disease Control have been identified as referral laboratories.
- Conditions monitored
- Authorities are monitoring influenza-like illnesses and severe respiratory infections.
- Long-term comparison
- The report says 433 new swine flu cases were reported over the past 14 years.