Jaipur, December 06: With the spread of swine flu in parts of the state, the virus today claimed three more lives in Rajasthan, raising the death toll to 72, health officials said here.
Two women from Jodhpur identified as Sushila Devi (35), Meetu Kanwar (52) succumbed to the disease while another woman Manju (45) from Kota died.
Besides the fatalities, 79 people including 17 children were diagnosed as swine flu positive in parts of the state, officials said.
Rajasthan has so far reported 1879 H1N1 positive cases.
–Agencies