Though the total number of A (H1N1) cases in Tamil Nadu rose to 151 on Sunday, Director of Public Health, R. T. Porkai Pandian said that the number of new cases is now on the decline. A 26-year-old woman from Choolaimedu, a 17 year-old youth from Madipakkam and a 22 year-old-woman from Pattalam were diagnosed with the virus on Sunday.
With all the new cases confined to the city, there are, at present, a total of 81 recorded cases of A (H1N1) virus in Chennai. The number of deaths stands at four.