Two suspected swine flu deaths in Indore hospital

Two women, suspected to be suffering from swine flu, died at the government-run M Y Hospital here today.

"Their swab samples have been sent to a laboratory. The report is awaited," said Dr Sanjay Dixit, dean of the Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Medical College, with which the hospital is associated.

The victims were 23 and 45 years old, respectively.

During this year, 16 people have been tested positive for the swine flu virus here and five of them died during the treatment.