Maharashtra has reported the death of 356 more birds, most of them poultry birds, amid the avian influenza outbreak in parts of the state, the government said on Wednesday.

The fresh deaths of birds were reported on Tuesday and their samples are being sent for testing, the government said. According to an official statement, out of the 356 birds, 343 were poultrybirds of which 229 were found dead in Nandurbar district.