Singapore has confirmed seven more cases of Influenza A/ H1N1, bringing the total number of confirmed cases here to 47, the country's Health Ministry said on Monday.

Of all the seven newly confirmed cases, five had a travel history in Australia, one had been to the United States, one returned to Singapore from the Philippines. Six of the patients are Singaporeans while one is a 10-year-old Australian girl.

All of the 47 cases here, except one who was a close contact of a confirmed case, are imported cases with a travel history. So far,19 patients have been discharged. The remaining 28 patients are still in the hospital and their conditions remain stable.

(Xinhua News Agency June 16, 2009)