Seven people were admitted to hospital after they tested positive for swine flu [photo gallery], taking the number of confirmed cases in West Bengal to 27 this year, the state health department said on Wednesday.

Seven confirmed cases of swine flu [topic] were reported on Wednesday. The cumulative confirmed cases of re-assorted Influenza A (H1N1) are 27 persons during 2010. The death toll is one so far during the same period,' read the statement.

A 58-year-old man has died due to swine flu [myths], becoming the first victim to be claimed by the deadly flu in West Bengal this year.