Four new Influenza A (H1N1) cases were found in Macao, taking the total number of such cases to 143.

The four patients, one male and three females, were aged between seven and 56.

One of the infected patients was a medical assistant who worked for the emergency room division of Hospital Conde S. Januário. The assistant had worked at the special emergency room on Sunday and escorted confirmed Influenza A (H1N1) patients to quarantine wards.

The assistant developed flu symptoms on Monday and was tested positive for the virus yesterday evening.

To date Macao had reported 143 Influenza A (H1N1) cases, with 22 patients receiving treatment. Four patients had recovered and were discharged from hospital today, taking the total number of discharged patients to 104.

Macao’s pandemic alert remained at Level VI, Blue, which indicated that there were no fatal cases and the spread of the virus was moderate.