Besides, 134 new cases of the disease were detected today, taking the count of the affected people to 2,139, a health department official said here.
"Out of the total of 452 patients currently in hospitals, 40 are in a serious condition and have been kept on a ventilator," the official said.
The state government had provided ventilators, and cardiac monitors, etc., alongwith facilities like isolation wards and intensive care units at hospitals, he said.
"The government has procured enough stock of tamiflu, and government hospitals across the state have been equipped with ventilators and N 95 masks for H1N1 patients," he said.