82 new A/H1N1 flu cases confirmed in Europe

STOCKHOLM, July 6 (Xinhua) -- A European health agency said Monday that 82 new A/H1N1 flu cases were reported in European countries within the last 24 hours.

Of the new cases, 22 were confirmed in Germany, 11 in Greece, nine in Hungary, eight in Cyprus, seven respectively in Finland and Netherlands, six in Ireland, three respectively in Sweden, Portugal and Bulgaria, one respectively in Slovenia, Slovakia and Denmark, the European Center for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) said in its daily situation report.

The total number of confirmed cases of the H1N1 flu virus in the EU and European Free Trade Association (EFTA) countries rose to 10,342, with 776 cases in Spain and 7,447 in Britain, 318 in France and 527 in Germany, the ECDC said.

The ECDC publishes a daily situation report about the H1N1 flu cases in the EU and EFTA countries based on official information from these countries.