The dreaded Swine Flu has claimed three more lives, in Gandhi Hospital, making the tally in the state this month four.
The deceased persons were identified as Sajida Sultana (48) from Hanamkonda who died on Saturday, and Babu Rao (50) of Kothagudem and Swaroopa (46) of Yadadri district who died on September 20 and September 21 respectively.
The doctors treating them said that all of them had other health issues which were aggravated by Swine Flu, and that it was not just the latter that killed them.
The doctors also said that another seven persons were suffering from the dreaded disease.
30 patients have reportedly died this year due to Swine Flu in Telangana, higher than in last year. The situation may get worse - the Telangana government said that 3,293 samples had been tested since August 1, and that 491 of them were found positive for the H1N1 virus.