The cases of swine flu, or H1N1, have ballooned 787 per cent in the past 11 days across the state. According to the health department’s data released on Friday, the state has reported 142 cases, with half of them from MMR alone. State data showed that Mumbai has seen 43 swine flu cases, against the 11 infections the BMC claimed on Tuesday.

There were only 16 cases in the state as on July 11, but the figure jumped to 126 by Friday, showed the state health department’s data. There has been a spike in deaths as well. The state had reported one death from swine flu by July 11; however, the toll now stands at seven, including two each from Pune and Thane, and three from Kolhapur.