Singapore has confirmed another 26 new cases of influenza A/H1N1 cases, bringing the total number of confirmed cases here to 103, the country's Health Ministry said on Friday night.

The ministry said that the newly confirmed cases include three who appear to have acquired their infections in Singapore. Twenty-two cases involve travelers returning from other countries while another case was a close contact of an earlier confirmed case.

Singapore reported its first confirmed case of Influenza A/H1N1on May 27. So far, 29 patients have been discharged. The remaining74 patients are still in the hospital and their conditions remain stable.

(Xinhua News Agency June 20, 2009)