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Woman dies of swine flu in Hyderabad

Last updated on: June 24, 2010 13:47 IST

Health officials have said that a woman died of swine flu in Hyderabad on Thursday.

According to the officials, 28-year-old Vani, a resident of Mehbubnagar district, died of Swine Flu at the city's Gandhi Hospital on Thursday morning.

This is the second Swine Flu-related death in less than a week in Andhra Pradesh. Officials said 17 such cases were under going treatment in different hospitals in the state.

Last week, 21-year-old Appanna died in Visakhapatanam.

The port city of Visakhapatanam has reported eight cases. The patients have been kept in an isolation ward and are undergoing treatment, state officials said.
Mohammed Siddique in Hyderabad