Two women died of influenza caused by A (H1N1) virus during last week in Dakshina Kannada district, Health department here said.
With this, the toll due to the influenza, referred to as swine flu, rose to 13 in the district since January, the department said in a release.
District Disease Surveillance Officer B V Rajesh said a 58-year-old woman from Maripalla and a 21-year-old woman from Madantyar in Belthangady taluk succumbed to the disease last week.
Medical treatment was provided to the kin of the victims who were in close contact with them during the treatment period, he said.
