The throat swab samples of these five cases have been sent to KMC, Manipal. This include a student of Nitte Engineering College, another student who completed engineering in Pune and a native of Belthanggady who was working in a hotel in Pune. Two students from KMC have been admitted to hospital. Till Friday, the district had 36 suspected cases of swine flu.

Mangalore had seven H1N1 cases.

Of which five of them have been cured and discharged from the hospital.

Meanwhile, in Manipal, there are 6 suspected and 7 confirmed cases. Steps have been taken to prevent the spread of the disease.