Among the southern states, death toll highest in Karnataka As many as 320 people in Karnataka have lost their lives to H1N1 (swine flu) from the time it was first detected in the country in May 2009.

Accounting for 12 per cent of H1N1 deaths in the country, Karnataka has lost more number of people than Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Kerala. Maharashtra, which accounts for 34 per cent of the deaths, saw 1,883 people lose their lives to the virus.