17 students test positive for swine flu in Pune

September 09, 2009 05:09 pm | Updated 05:09 pm IST - PUNE

Seventeen new positive cases of swine flu were reported from Maharashtra’s Pune district on Wednesday. All the cases have been reported from B K Birla School’s hostel at Shirgaon in Pune district, where 17 students have tested positive for the deadly virus and are undergoing treatment at various hospitals.

According to officials, all students infected with the virus have shown improvement in their condition following treatment.

The hostel houses around 500 students and most of the parents have taken their wards home after the spread of the infection.

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