Third swine flu patient dies in Turkey

The Turkish Health Ministry says two swine flu patients have died, bringing the death toll from the H1N1 virus in Turkey to three, Turkish media reported.

The ministry said on Thursday a 34-year-old female swine flu patient died in the southeastern city of Diyarbakır and a 37-year-old female patient died hours after she was hospitalized in the central Anatolian city of Konya.

A male hospital worker died last week.

More than 1,400 people have tested positive for swine flu in Turkey.

The ministry said 16 of them were currently being treated at hospitals. Three of them were in critical condition.