: Three women of a family, including an octogenarian, have tested positive for H1N1 influenza at the Government hospital here.
The women, Chandrika (80), Radha (65) and Sasikala (57) related to a man who is already under treatment for swine flu, were hospitalised late last night, hospital sources said.
The man was admitted to the hospital on January 31 and the women tested positive yesterday.
Another two patients, including a woman, admitted in the isolation ward are recovering and are under medication, they said.