Pune, Aug 12 - A 50-year-old woman died of swine flu here Wednesday afternoon, the ninth victim of the contagious virus in this Maharashtra city and the 16th in India.

Nita Meghani, who was admitted to the Sassoon Hospital in a critical condition four days ago, died this afternoon, the Maharashtra Swine Flu Control Room said.

Twelve people, including two in Mumbai and one in Nashik, have died of H1N1 virus in Maharashtra.