Delhi has recorded over 1,300 H1N1 influenza cases so far in 2026, marking a nearly sixfold increase from the 229 cases reported during the same period last year.
A private hospital in the capital reported two deaths from a single family within a three-day span last week due to the viral infection.
Health Minister Pankaj Kumar Singh stated that the government has prepared adequate medical supplies, hospital beds, and ventilators to manage the seasonal surge linked to monsoon changes.