New Delhi, Jan. 30 -- The total number of suspected cases of Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS) has risen to 130, with 73 confirmed cases, according to an official statement from the Public Health Department.

The confirmed cases include 25 from Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC), 74 from newly added villages under PMC, 13 from Pimpri Chinchwad, nine from Pune Rural, and nine from other districts, the statement said.

Among the affected individuals, 20 are currently on ventilator support.

Earlier on Tuesday, the Director General Indian Council of Medical Research Dr Rajiv Bahl said that the cases are under investigation as a team of experts has collected various samples.

"Samples of stool and blood of those infected are being tested at the NIV...