Macao reported 17 new Influenza A (H1N1) cases today, bringing the total number of such cases to 317.

The 17 patients, eight males and nine females, were aged between 3 and 49.

Meanwhile, three patients had recovered and were discharged from hospital today. There were still 11 patients receiving treatment at hospital.

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.