Jammu, Oct 13 An army jawan today tested positive for swine flu here raising the total number of people affected by the disease, so far, to 35 in Jammu and Kashmir. Of the total H1N1 infection, Jammu region accounted for 22 confirmed cases while 13 tested positive for the virus in the valley, health department officials said. The authorities here received test report of three patients from the National Institute of Communicable Diseases (NICD) and one army jawan was found positive and two others negative. The jawan, posted at an army camp here, was admitted to the military hospital, officials said.
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