India, July 28 -- Maharashtra has reported 303 laboratory-confirmed H1N1 (swine flu) cases this year, with doctors saying that while most patients continue to develop the usual flu symptoms, a section is presenting with an unusual pattern in which abdominal pain, diarrhoea and loose motions appear before respiratory symptoms.

Of the total cases, 277 patients have recovered, 26 are undergoing treatment in hospitals, none is on ventilator support and no death has been reported.

Among civic bodies, the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has reported 40 cases, while the Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) has reported one case. The highest number of cases has been reported from the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (138), followed ...