Hyderabad, Sep 15 - The swine flu death toll in Andhra Pradesh rose to 13 with the death of one more person Tuesday.

A woman hailing from Warangal district died of swine flu at the government-run Gandhi Hospital, taking the death toll to 13. This is the ninth swine flu death in the state in last four days.

Worried over the mounting number of swine flu cases, the state government has warned private hospitals of stringent action under the Public Health Act if they refuse treatment or guidance to suspected swine flu patients.

Meanwhile, Chief Minister K. Rosaiah has urged the people not to panic over the spread of swine flu and appealed to the media, particularly the electronic media to create awareness among the people and educate them on the precautions to be taken.

He said the government was fully alive to the situation and taking all precautions and initiated all measures to contain the spread of the disease.