Forty-nine new influenza A/H1NI cases were confirmed in Hong Kong on Thursday, bringing the city's tally to 221, Hong Kong's Department of Health announced.

The department said that six of the cases are imported while 28are local. Classification of the other 15 cases is still pending.

The new cases involved 22 female and 27 male aged between one and 55. All of them are in stable condition and have been admitted to public hospitals for medical treatment.

(Xinhua News Agency June 19, 2009)