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22 new cases push mainland flu tally to 165

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2009-06-14 09:14

BEIJING -- The Chinese mainland confirmed 22 new A(H1N1) flu cases Saturday, bringing the total to 165, with no reports of deaths.

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Four new cases each were confirmed in Guangdong and Fujian provinces, three each were confirmed in Shanghai and provinces of Sichuan and Hubei, and two each in Zhejiang and Hainan provinces, the Ministry of Health said in the latest report.

The other case was reported in Beijing, the ministry said.

According to local health authorities, 38 confirmed A(H1N1) flu cases have been reported in Beijing, 37 in Guangdong, 25 in Fujian, 17 in Shanghai, 15 in Sichuan, nine in Hubei, six in Zhejiang, four in Tianjin,  three each in Shandong and Hainan, two in Hunan, and one each in Shanxi, Henan, Jiangxi, Guizhou, Jiangsu and Liaoning.