Macao reported 15 new Influenza A (H1N1) cases today, taking the total number of such cases to 251.

The 15 patients, nine males and six females, were aged between 2 and 53.

Three of the patients were children from the same class of a crèche.

Meanwhile, two patients had recovered and were discharged from hospital today. There were still 12 patients receiving treatment.

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.